What color is #ADC986?

#ADC986 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC986?

The RGB value is 173, 201, 134: 173 red, 201 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC986?

The complementary color is #A286C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC986 color

#ADC986 rgb(173, 201, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC986 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 78.8% green and 52.5% blue (173, 201, 134).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 38% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Fiddle-Leaf Fig (#A6C875), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#ADC986 color codes

HEX	`#ADC986`
RGB	`rgb(173, 201, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 78.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 38%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 33%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.51, -20.93, 30.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.51, 36.96, 124.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.423, 52.378, 30.425)`
Decimal	`11389318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC986, 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 #ADC986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #ADC986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc986; }
.text { color: #adc986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 201 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc986, #8cc986); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADC986?: #ADC986 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC986?: The RGB value is 173, 201, 134: 173 red, 201 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC986?: The complementary color is #A286C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.