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Recognised as Colour

#ADE424

  • #ADE424
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADE424 is a green with RGB values 173, 228, 36 and HSL 77°, 78%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADE424#ADE424
HEX#ADE424
RGBrgb(173, 228, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8941, 0.1412
RGB percentages67.8%, 89.4%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(77.2, 78%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.2, 84.2%, 89.4%)
CMYK24.1%, 0%, 84.2%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,396,132
CSS custom property--colour: #ADE424;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64498WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.9:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#521BDB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1D400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D13Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B5D9C3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 75.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 13.9Green yellow · ΔE 14.1Lawn green · ΔE 27.8Chartreuse · ΔE 28.4Yellow · ΔE 29.1Limegreen · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#5B24E4
Analogous#E4BB24, #4DE424
Triadic#24ADE4, #E424AD
Split complementary#244DE4, #BB24E4
Tetradic#24E4BB, #5B24E4, #E4244D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1FADA
Lighter +30%#E0F5AC
Lighter +20%#CFEF7F
Lighter +10%#BEEA51
Darker −10%#8EBE17
Darker −20%#6C9012
Darker −30%#4A630C
Darker −40%#283507
More saturated +25%#B9FF09
Less saturated −25%#A0C543

Channel breakdown

R173
G228
B36
Red173 (67.8%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue77.19°
Saturation (HSL)78.05%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G E4 · B 24

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