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Colour

#ADD956

  • #ADD956
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADD956 is a green with RGB values 173, 217, 86 and HSL 80°, 63%, 59%. 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

#ADD956#ADD956
HEX#ADD956
RGBrgb(173, 217, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.851, 0.3373
RGB percentages67.8%, 85.1%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(80.2, 63.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.2, 60.4%, 85.1%)
CMYK20.3%, 0%, 60.4%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,393,366
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD956;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59182WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#5226A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E4CC47no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#DECA5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B4CFBDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.5Light green · ΔE 25.3Pale green · ΔE 26.2Olivedrab · ΔE 28.6Khaki · ΔE 29.5Green yellow · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8256D9
Analogous#D9C356, #6CD956
Triadic#56ADD9, #D956AD
Split complementary#566CD9, #C356D9
Tetradic#56D9C3, #8256D9, #D9566C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFD
Lighter +30%#EAF5D3
Lighter +20%#D5ECA9
Lighter +10%#C1E280
Darker −10%#98CE2E
Darker −20%#79A425
Darker −30%#5B7A1C
Darker −40%#3C5112
More saturated +25%#B5F33C
Less saturated −25%#A5BF70

Channel breakdown

R173
G217
B86
Red173 (67.8%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue80.15°
Saturation (HSL)63.29%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D9 · B 56

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