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Colour

#ADD400

  • #ADD400
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADD400 is a green with RGB values 173, 212, 0 and HSL 71°, 100%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADD400#ADD400
HEX#ADD400
RGBrgb(173, 212, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8314, 0
RGB percentages67.8%, 83.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(71, 100%, 41.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(71, 100%, 83.1%)
CMYK18.4%, 0%, 100%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,392,000
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.19:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#522BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1C600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC52Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B7C8B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13Green yellow · ΔE 21.7Yellow · ΔE 27.1Lawn green · ΔE 34.7Gold · ΔE 34.8Chartreuse · ΔE 35.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2700D4
Analogous#D49100, #43D400
Triadic#00ADD4, #D400AD
Split complementary#0043D4, #9100D4
Tetradic#00D491, #2700D4, #D40043

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EEFFA1
Lighter +30%#E4FF6E
Lighter +20%#DBFF3B
Lighter +10%#D2FF08
Darker −10%#83A100
Darker −20%#5A6E00
Darker −30%#303B00
Darker −40%#070800
More saturated +25%#ADD400
Less saturated −25%#9CBA1B

Channel breakdown

R173
G212
B0
Red173 (67.8%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue71.04°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness41.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D4 · B 00

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