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Recognised as Colour

#ADDD59

  • #ADDD59
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADDD59 is a green with RGB values 173, 221, 89 and HSL 82°, 66%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADDD59#ADDD59
HEX#ADDD59
RGBrgb(173, 221, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8667, 0.349
RGB percentages67.8%, 86.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(81.8, 66%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(81.8, 59.7%, 86.7%)
CMYK21.7%, 0%, 59.7%, 13.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,394,393
CSS custom property--colour: #ADDD59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61318WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.26:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#5222A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E8CF4Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E1CD62no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Tritanopia#B3D4C1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 10.6Light green · ΔE 24.3Pale green · ΔE 25Olivedrab · ΔE 30.1Khaki · ΔE 30.6Green yellow · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 10.56, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8959DD
Analogous#DDCB59, #6BDD59
Triadic#59ADDD, #DD59AD
Split complementary#596BDD, #CB59DD
Tetradic#59DDCB, #8959DD, #DD596B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF7D8
Lighter +20%#D7EEAE
Lighter +10%#C2E683
Darker −10%#98D42F
Darker −20%#7BAD23
Darker −30%#5D821B
Darker −40%#3F5812
More saturated +25%#B4F640
Less saturated −25%#A6C472

Channel breakdown

R173
G221
B89
Red173 (67.8%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue81.82°
Saturation (HSL)66%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G DD · B 59

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