HEX atlas value

#ADCDB5

#ADCDB5 is a cool green HEX color close to Opal. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 205, 181, HSL 135, 24%, 74%, has luminance 0.5588, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#ADCDB5 Sample readable text

HEX #ADCDB5

RGB rgb(173, 205, 181)

HSL hsl(135 24% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(16, 0, 12, 20)

Luminance 0.5588

Contrast Black 12.18:1White 1.72:1

CSS

--color-adcdb5: #ADCDB5;
.background-adcdb5 { background-color: #ADCDB5; }
.text-adcdb5 { color: #ADCDB5; }

Luminance0.5588

Black text12.18:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA 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":"#ADCDB5","rgb":[173,205,181],"hsl":[135,24,74],"cmyk":[16,0,12,20],"luminance":0.5588,"contrast":{"black":12.18,"white":1.72}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.72,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6EFE8","hex":"#E6EFE8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.88,"contrastWhite":1.17,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9EDBAD","hex":"#9EDBAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.19,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#ADCDC5","hex":"#ADCDC5","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.32,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B5CDAD","hex":"#B5CDAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.3,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Opal adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/adcdb5.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ash-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pumice.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CDADC5","analogous":["#B5CDAD","#ADCDC5"],"triadic":["#B5ADCD","#CDB5AD"],"tetradic":["#ADB5CD","#CDADC5","#CDC5AD"],"splitComplementary":["#C5ADCD","#CDADB5"],"monochromatic":["#E6EFE8","#ADCDB5","#74AA81"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6EFE8","dark":"#74AA81","saturated":"#9EDBAD","desaturated":"#BBBEBC","pastel":"#FCFDFC","neon":"#A3FFBA"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":13.19090595827292},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":15.811388300841896},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":18.411952639521967},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":25.514701644346147}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ADCDB5

#ADCDB5 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #ADCDB5 is visually closest to Opal, a named green color with HEX #A8C3BC.

The RGB channels are 173, 205, and 181, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 135deg with 24% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light 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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.5588, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.19, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12.18:1AA Pass

White text1.72:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ADCDB5 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012.18:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.72:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6EFE8#000000 text · best 17.88:1#E6EFE8

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

#9EDBAD#000000 text · best 13.19:1#9EDBAD

#ADCDC5#000000 text · best 12.32:1#ADCDC5

#B5CDAD#000000 text · best 12.3:1#B5CDAD

Generated Palette

#ADCDB5#ADCDB5

#CDADC5#CDADC5

#B5CDAD#B5CDAD

#ADCDC5#ADCDC5

#E6EFE8#E6EFE8

#74AA81#74AA81

Color Harmonies

#CDADC5#CDADC5

#B5CDAD#B5CDAD

#ADCDC5#ADCDC5

#B5ADCD#B5ADCD

#CDB5AD#CDB5AD

Variants

#E6EFE8#E6EFE8

#74AA81#74AA81

#9EDBAD#9EDBAD

#BBBEBC#BBBEBC

#FCFDFC#FCFDFC

#A3FFBA#A3FFBA

Nearest Named Colors

Opal#A8C3BC

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

Pumice#BAC0B4

Celadon#ACE1AF

Silver#C0C0C0

#ADCDB5

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ADCDB5

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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