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Recognised as Colour

#ADCB28

  • #ADCB28
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADCB28 is a green with RGB values 173, 203, 40 and HSL 71°, 67%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADCB28#ADCB28
HEX#ADCB28
RGBrgb(173, 203, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7961, 0.1569
RGB percentages67.8%, 79.6%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(71, 67.1%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71, 80.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK14.8%, 0%, 80.3%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,389,736
CSS custom property--colour: #ADCB28;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.35:1
Contrast with white1.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#5234D7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8BF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#D5BF39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B7C0AEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9Green yellow · ΔE 29.3Olivedrab · ΔE 30.7Yellow · ΔE 32.3Olive · ΔE 33.5Gold · ΔE 34
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.95, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4628CB
Analogous#CB9728, #5CCB28
Triadic#28ADCB, #CB28AD
Split complementary#285CCB, #9728CB
Tetradic#28CB97, #4628CB, #CB285C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF5CA
Lighter +30%#DEECA0
Lighter +20%#CFE475
Lighter +10%#C1DB4B
Darker −10%#89A020
Darker −20%#647617
Darker −30%#404B0F
Darker −40%#1C2106
More saturated +25%#C0E90A
Less saturated −25%#9AAD46

Channel breakdown

R173
G203
B40
Red173 (67.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue71.04°
Saturation (HSL)67.08%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G CB · B 28

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