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Recognised as Colour

#ADDA55

  • #ADDA55
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADDA55 is a green with RGB values 173, 218, 85 and HSL 80°, 64%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADDA55#ADDA55
HEX#ADDA55
RGBrgb(173, 218, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8549, 0.3333
RGB percentages67.8%, 85.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(80.3, 64.3%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(80.3, 61%, 85.5%)
CMYK20.6%, 0%, 61%, 14.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,393,621
CSS custom property--colour: #ADDA55;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59683WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#5225AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CD45no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCA5Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Tritanopia#B4D0BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 9.8Light green · ΔE 25.6Pale green · ΔE 26.4Olivedrab · ΔE 29.2Khaki · ΔE 30.2Green yellow · ΔE 30.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 9.83, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8255DA
Analogous#DAC455, #6BDA55
Triadic#55ADDA, #DA55AD
Split complementary#556BDA, #C455DA
Tetradic#55DAC4, #8255DA, #DA556B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFD
Lighter +30%#EAF5D3
Lighter +20%#D5ECA9
Lighter +10%#C1E37F
Darker −10%#98CF2D
Darker −20%#79A524
Darker −30%#5B7B1B
Darker −40%#3C5112
More saturated +25%#B5F43B
Less saturated −25%#A5C06F

Channel breakdown

R173
G218
B85
Red173 (67.8%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue80.3°
Saturation (HSL)64.25%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G DA · B 55

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