What color is #ADC58F?

#ADC58F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC58F?

The RGB value is 173, 197, 143: 173 red, 197 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC58F?

The complementary color is #A78FC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC58F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC58F color

#ADC58F rgb(173, 197, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC58F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 77.3% green and 56.1% blue (173, 197, 143).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 32% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#ADC58F color codes

HEX	`#ADC58F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 197, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 77.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 32%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 27%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 27%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.56, -17.64, 24.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.56, 30.17, 125.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.157, 50.8, 33.566)`
Decimal	`11388303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC58F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADC58F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC58F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADC58F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc58f; }
.text { color: #adc58f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc58f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 197 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc58f, #92c58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC58F?: #ADC58F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC58F?: The RGB value is 173, 197, 143: 173 red, 197 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC58F?: The complementary color is #A78FC5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC58F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.