What color is #ADC796?

#ADC796 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC796?

The RGB value is 173, 199, 150: 173 red, 199 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC796?

The complementary color is #B096C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC796 color

#ADC796 rgb(173, 199, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC796 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 78% green and 58.8% blue (173, 199, 150).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 30% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#ADC796 color codes

HEX	`#ADC796`
RGB	`rgb(173, 199, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 78%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 30%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 25%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.24, -17.58, 21.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.24, 27.93, 129.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.161, 51.933, 36.598)`
Decimal	`11388822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC796, 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 #ADC796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #ADC796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc796; }
.text { color: #adc796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 199 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc796, #96c798); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC796?: #ADC796 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC796?: The RGB value is 173, 199, 150: 173 red, 199 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC796?: The complementary color is #B096C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.