Recognised as Colour
#ADD379
- #ADD379
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ADD379 is a green with RGB values 173, 211, 121 and HSL 85°, 51%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ADD379#ADD379
HEX#ADD379
RGBrgb(173, 211, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8275, 0.4745
RGB percentages67.8%, 82.7%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(85.3, 50.6%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(85.3, 42.7%, 82.7%)
CMYK18%, 0%, 42.7%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,391,865
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD379;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56853WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.37:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#522C86
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9F79D3
Analogous#D3CC79, #80D379
Triadic#79ADD3, #D379AD
Split complementary#7980D3, #CC79D3
Tetradic#79D3CC, #9F79D3, #D37980
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G211
B121
Red173 (67.8%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue85.33°
Saturation (HSL)50.56%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D3 · B 79
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