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Recognised as Colour

#ADDA26

  • #ADDA26
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADDA26 is a green with RGB values 173, 218, 38 and HSL 75°, 71%, 50%. 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

#ADDA26#ADDA26
HEX#ADDA26
RGBrgb(173, 218, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8549, 0.149
RGB percentages67.8%, 85.5%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(75, 70.9%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(75, 82.6%, 85.5%)
CMYK20.6%, 0%, 82.6%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,393,574
CSS custom property--colour: #ADDA26;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59167WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#5225D9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E7CC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CA3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B6CFBAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71.5 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 text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.5Green yellow · ΔE 20.1Yellow · ΔE 29.6Lawn green · ΔE 33.4Chartreuse · ΔE 34.1Limegreen · ΔE 34.1
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.54, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5326DA
Analogous#DAAD26, #53DA26
Triadic#26ADDA, #DA26AD
Split complementary#2653DA, #AD26DA
Tetradic#26DAAD, #5326DA, #DA2653

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFF8D4
Lighter +30%#DEF0A9
Lighter +20%#CEE97D
Lighter +10%#BDE152
Darker −10%#8BAF1E
Darker −20%#688416
Darker −30%#46580F
Darker −40%#232C08
More saturated +25%#BDFA06
Less saturated −25%#9DBA46

Channel breakdown

R173
G218
B38
Red173 (67.8%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue75°
Saturation (HSL)70.87%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G DA · B 26

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