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Recognised as Colour

#ADD8A6

  • #ADD8A6
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#ADD8A6 is a green with RGB values 173, 216, 166 and HSL 112°, 39%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#ADD8A6#ADD8A6
HEX#ADD8A6
RGBrgb(173, 216, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8471, 0.651
RGB percentages67.8%, 84.7%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(111.6, 39.1%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(111.6, 23.1%, 84.7%)
CMYK19.9%, 0%, 23.1%, 15.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,393,190
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD8A6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60749WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#522759

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DBCFA3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4CBA8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21 from the original
Tritanopia#AAD5CAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 20.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 21.3Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 22.7Lemon chiffon · ΔE 23.8Beige · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.38, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1A6D8
Analogous#C6D8A6, #A6D8B8
Triadic#A6ADD8, #D8A6AD
Split complementary#B8A6D8, #D8A6C6
Tetradic#A6C6D8, #D1A6D8, #D8B8A6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF7ED
Lighter +10%#CEE8C9
Darker −10%#8CC883
Darker −20%#6CB95F
Darker −30%#529F46
Darker −40%#407C36
More saturated +25%#A1E896
Less saturated −25%#B9C8B6

Channel breakdown

R173
G216
B166
Red173 (67.8%)
Green216 (84.7%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue111.6°
Saturation (HSL)39.06%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D8 · B A6

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