Information about #ADCDAD color

#ADCDAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADCDAD falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 205, 173) — 67.8% red, 80.4% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 0 / 13 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ADCDAD reads as a softly toned natural green and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from McCrorey Green (#A8CBB0). Slightly further away sit Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2) and Rainee (#B3C1B1).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(173, 205, 173)), which gives #ADCDAD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADCDAD: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADCDAD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ADCDAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADCDAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADCDAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADCDAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ADCDAD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #ADCDAD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

McCrorey Green color link
McCrorey Green

#A8CBB0

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Cambridge Blue color link
Cambridge Blue

#A3C1AD

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Half Robin Egg Blue color link
Half Robin Egg Blue

#B5C0B5

Turquoise Green color link
Turquoise Green

#A0D6B4

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Chinook color link
Chinook

#9DD3A8

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

#ADCDAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADCDAD
  • RGB173, 205, 173
  • CMYK13, 0, 13, 20
  • CSSrgb(173, 205, 173)
  • HSL120°, 24%, 74%
  • HSL Precise120°, 24.242%, 74.118%
  • HSV120°, 16%, 80%
  • HSB120°, 16%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.804, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.804, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.804, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADCDAD
  • DECIMAL ID11390381
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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