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Recognised as Colour

#ADD240

  • #ADD240
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADD240 is a green with RGB values 173, 210, 64 and HSL 75°, 62%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADD240#ADD240
HEX#ADD240
RGBrgb(173, 210, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8235, 0.251
RGB percentages67.8%, 82.4%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(75.2, 61.9%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75.2, 69.5%, 82.4%)
CMYK17.6%, 0%, 69.5%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,391,552
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD240;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55348WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.07:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#522DBF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEC528no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9C44Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.1 from the original
Tritanopia#B6C8B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 6.7Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1Green yellow · ΔE 29.5Light green · ΔE 32.1Khaki · ΔE 32.4Pale green · ΔE 33
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 6.72, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6540D2
Analogous#D2AE40, #64D240
Triadic#40ADD2, #D240AD
Split complementary#4064D2, #AE40D2
Tetradic#40D2AE, #6540D2, #D24064

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4F9E5
Lighter +30%#E2EFBC
Lighter +20%#D0E593
Lighter +10%#BFDC69
Darker −10%#92B42B
Darker −20%#708B21
Darker −30%#4F6217
Darker −40%#2E390D
More saturated +25%#BCF023
Less saturated −25%#9EB45E

Channel breakdown

R173
G210
B64
Red173 (67.8%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue75.21°
Saturation (HSL)61.86%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D2 · B 40

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