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Recognised as Colour

#ADE686

  • #ADE686
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#ADE686 is a green with RGB values 173, 230, 134 and HSL 96°, 66%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#ADE686#ADE686
HEX#ADE686
RGBrgb(173, 230, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.902, 0.5255
RGB percentages67.8%, 90.2%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(95.6, 65.8%, 71.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(95.6, 41.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK24.8%, 0%, 41.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,396,742
CSS custom property--colour: #ADE686;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#521979

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD97Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D48Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.6 from the original
Tritanopia#AEDFCFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 12.3Pale green · ΔE 14.7Khaki · ΔE 26.5Yellow green · ΔE 27.4Dark khaki · ΔE 28.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 28.8
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF86E6
Analogous#DDE686, #86E68F
Triadic#86ADE6, #E686AD
Split complementary#8F86E6, #E686DD
Tetradic#86DDE6, #BF86E6, #E68F86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E6F7DB
Lighter +10%#CAEFB0
Darker −10%#90DD5C
Darker −20%#74D531
Darker −30%#5CAF24
Darker −40%#46851B
More saturated +25%#AAF874
Less saturated −25%#B0D498

Channel breakdown

R173
G230
B134
Red173 (67.8%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue95.63°
Saturation (HSL)65.75%
Lightness71.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G E6 · B 86

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