What color is #ADE5A9?

#ADE5A9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADE5A9?

The RGB value is 173, 229, 169: 173 red, 229 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADE5A9?

The complementary color is #E1A9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADE5A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADE5A9 color

#ADE5A9 rgb(173, 229, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADE5A9 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 89.8% green and 66.3% blue (173, 229, 169).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 54% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Grape Green (#A8E4A0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.56:1).

#ADE5A9 color codes

HEX	`#ADE5A9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 229, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 89.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 54%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 26%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 26%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.9, -29.2, 23.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.9, 37.57, 141.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.412, 67.786, 47.851)`
Decimal	`11396521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADE5A9, 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 #ADE5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADE5A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.56:1	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 #ADE5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ade5a9; }
.text { color: #ade5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ade5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 229 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ade5a9, #a9e5c3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ADE5A9?: #ADE5A9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Grape Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADE5A9?: The RGB value is 173, 229, 169: 173 red, 229 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADE5A9?: The complementary color is #E1A9E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADE5A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.