Colour

#ADD99C

#ADD99C
Green
Light
Nearest: Dark seagreen

#ADD99C is a green with RGB values 173, 217, 156 and HSL 103°, 45%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#ADD99C#ADD99C

HEX#ADD99C

RGBrgb(173, 217, 156)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.851, 0.6118

RGB percentages67.8%, 85.1%, 61.2%

HSLhsl(103.3, 44.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(103.3, 28.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK20.3%, 0%, 28.1%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,393,436

CSS custom property--colour: #ADD99C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6091WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness198.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.18:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#522663

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DDCF98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#D6CB9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original

Tritanopia#ACD5C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.9 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 22.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.5 Light green · ΔE 24.1 Light goldenrod yellow · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 12.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C89CD9

Analogous#CBD99C, #9CD9AA

Triadic#9CADD9, #D99CAD

Split complementary#AA9CD9, #D99CCC

Tetradic#9CCCD9, #C89CD9, #D9AA9C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#EAF5E6

Lighter +10%#CCE7C1

Darker −10%#8ECB77

Darker −20%#70BD52

Darker −30%#589F3D

Darker −40%#447A2F

More saturated +25%#A5EA8B

Less saturated −25%#B5C8AD

Channel breakdown

R173

G217

B156

Red173 (67.8%)

Green217 (85.1%)

Blue156 (61.2%)

Hue103.28°

Saturation (HSL)44.53%

Lightness73.14%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AD · G D9 · B 9C

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Colour values

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