HEX atlas value

#ADC17B

#ADC17B is a cool green HEX color close to Willow Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 193, 123, HSL 77, 36%, 62%, has luminance 0.4845, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#ADC17B Sample readable text

HEX #ADC17B

RGB rgb(173, 193, 123)

HSL hsl(77 36% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 36, 24)

Luminance 0.4845

Contrast Black 10.69:1White 1.96:1

CSS

--color-adc17b: #ADC17B;
.background-adc17b { background-color: #ADC17B; }
.text-adc17b { color: #ADC17B; }

Luminance0.4845

Black text10.69:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#ADC17B","rgb":[173,193,123],"hsl":[77,36,62],"cmyk":[10,0,36,24],"luminance":0.4845,"contrast":{"black":10.69,"white":1.96}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.69,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.96,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D4DEBA","hex":"#D4DEBA","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.96,"contrastWhite":1.4,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B6D666","hex":"#B6D666","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.8,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.15,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#8AC17B","hex":"#8AC17B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.99,"contrastWhite":2.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Willow Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/adc17b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#8F7BC1","analogous":["#C1B27B","#8AC17B"],"triadic":["#7BADC1","#C17BAD"],"tetradic":["#7BC1B2","#8F7BC1","#C17B8A"],"splitComplementary":["#7B8AC1","#B27BC1"],"monochromatic":["#D4DEBA","#ADC17B","#829948"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4DEBA","dark":"#829948","saturated":"#B6D666","desaturated":"#A4AC91","pastel":"#E1E5D7","neon":"#D4FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":22.494443758403985},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":24.73863375370596},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":26.28687885618983},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":26.28687885618983}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ADC17B

#ADC17B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #ADC17B is visually closest to Willow Green, a named green color with HEX #A8B88F.

The RGB channels are 173, 193, and 123, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 77deg with 36% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4845, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.69:1AA Pass

White text1.96:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ADC17B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.69:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.96:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D4DEBA#000000 text · best 14.96:1#D4DEBA

#B6D666#000000 text · best 12.8:1#B6D666

Dark Khaki#000000 text · best 10.15:1#BDB76B

#8AC17B#000000 text · best 9.99:1#8AC17B

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Generated Palette

#ADC17B#ADC17B

#8F7BC1#8F7BC1

#C1B27B#C1B27B

#8AC17B#8AC17B

#D4DEBA#D4DEBA

#829948#829948

Color Harmonies

#8F7BC1#8F7BC1

#C1B27B#C1B27B

#8AC17B#8AC17B

#7BADC1#7BADC1

#C17BAD#C17BAD

Variants

#D4DEBA#D4DEBA

#829948#829948

#B6D666#B6D666

#A4AC91#A4AC91

#E1E5D7#E1E5D7

#D4FF66#D4FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Willow Green#A8B88F

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

#ADC17B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ADC17B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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