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Recognised as Colour

#ADEA8A

  • #ADEA8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#ADEA8A is a green with RGB values 173, 234, 138 and HSL 98°, 70%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#ADEA8A#ADEA8A
HEX#ADEA8A
RGBrgb(173, 234, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.9176, 0.5412
RGB percentages67.8%, 91.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(98.1, 69.6%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(98.1, 41%, 91.8%)
CMYK26.1%, 0%, 41%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,397,770
CSS custom property--colour: #ADEA8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.91:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.91:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#521575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F1DD83no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E8D78Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Tritanopia#ADE3D3no 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 text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.91:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 10.8Pale green · ΔE 13Khaki · ΔE 27.7Yellow green · ΔE 28.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 29.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 29.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 10.85, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C78AEA
Analogous#DDEA8A, #8AEA97
Triadic#8AADEA, #EA8AAD
Split complementary#978AEA, #EA8ADD
Tetradic#8ADDEA, #C78AEA, #EA978A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAFAE0
Lighter +10%#CBF2B5
Darker −10%#8FE25F
Darker −20%#70DA34
Darker −30%#59BA21
Darker −40%#448E1A
More saturated +25%#A8FB79
Less saturated −25%#B2D99B

Channel breakdown

R173
G234
B138
Red173 (67.8%)
Green234 (91.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue98.12°
Saturation (HSL)69.57%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G EA · B 8A

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