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Recognised as Colour

#ADEA2E

  • #ADEA2E
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#ADEA2E is a green with RGB values 173, 234, 46 and HSL 79°, 82%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#ADEA2E#ADEA2E
HEX#ADEA2E
RGBrgb(173, 234, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.9176, 0.1804
RGB percentages67.8%, 91.8%, 18%
HSLhsl(79.5, 81.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.5, 80.3%, 91.8%)
CMYK26.1%, 0%, 80.3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,397,678
CSS custom property--colour: #ADEA2E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67927WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#5215D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F6DA00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#EED643no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37 from the original
Tritanopia#B4DFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 11.8Yellow green · ΔE 15Lawn green · ΔE 25.6Chartreuse · ΔE 26.2Yellow · ΔE 30.5Limegreen · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 11.76, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6B2EEA
Analogous#EAC92E, #4FEA2E
Triadic#2EADEA, #EA2EAD
Split complementary#2E4FEA, #C92EEA
Tetradic#2EEAC9, #6B2EEA, #EA2E4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FDE7
Lighter +30%#E4F8B9
Lighter +20%#D1F38B
Lighter +10%#BFEF5C
Darker −10%#93D015
Darker −20%#73A210
Darker −30%#52730C
Darker −40%#314507
More saturated +25%#B4FF19
Less saturated −25%#A3CD4B

Channel breakdown

R173
G234
B46
Red173 (67.8%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue79.47°
Saturation (HSL)81.74%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G EA · B 2E

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