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Recognised as Colour

#ADD85C

  • #ADD85C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADD85C is a green with RGB values 173, 216, 92 and HSL 81°, 61%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADD85C#ADD85C
HEX#ADD85C
RGBrgb(173, 216, 92)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8471, 0.3608
RGB percentages67.8%, 84.7%, 36.1%
HSLhsl(80.8, 61.4%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.8, 57.4%, 84.7%)
CMYK19.9%, 0%, 57.4%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,393,116
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD85C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58769WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.75:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#5227A3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3CB4Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DDC964no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B3CFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.75:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.1Light green · ΔE 23.5Pale green · ΔE 24.8Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5Khaki · ΔE 27.6Dark khaki · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#875CD8
Analogous#D8C55C, #6FD85C
Triadic#5CADD8, #D85CAD
Split complementary#5C6FD8, #C55CD8
Tetradic#5CD8C5, #875CD8, #D85C6F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF6D7
Lighter +20%#D6ECAE
Lighter +10%#C2E285
Darker −10%#98CE33
Darker −20%#7AA628
Darker −30%#5C7D1E
Darker −40%#3E5414
More saturated +25%#B5F143
Less saturated −25%#A5BF75

Channel breakdown

R173
G216
B92
Red173 (67.8%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue92 (36.1%)
Hue80.81°
Saturation (HSL)61.39%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D8 · B 5C

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