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Recognised as Colour

#ADED2C

  • #ADED2C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Green yellow

#ADED2C is a green with RGB values 173, 237, 44 and HSL 80°, 84%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Green yellow.

Colour values

#ADED2C#ADED2C
HEX#ADED2C
RGBrgb(173, 237, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.9294, 0.1725
RGB percentages67.8%, 92.9%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(79.9, 84.3%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.9, 81.4%, 92.9%)
CMYK27%, 0%, 81.4%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,398,444
CSS custom property--colour: #ADED2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.93:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#5212D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F9DC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#F1D843no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original
Tritanopia#B4E2CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 76.1 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 text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Green yellow · ΔE 9.8Yellow green · ΔE 17Lawn green · ΔE 23.9Chartreuse · ΔE 24.4Yellow · ΔE 30.5Limegreen · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourGreen yellow (#ADFF2F)ΔE 9.79, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6C2CED
Analogous#EDCC2C, #4DED2C
Triadic#2CADED, #ED2CAD
Split complementary#2C4DED, #CC2CED
Tetradic#2CEDCC, #6C2CED, #ED2C4D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6FDE8
Lighter +30%#E4F9B9
Lighter +20%#D2F58A
Lighter +10%#BFF15B
Darker −10%#94D412
Darker −20%#73A50E
Darker −30%#52760A
Darker −40%#314706
More saturated +25%#B3FF1A
Less saturated −25%#A3D049

Channel breakdown

R173
G237
B44
Red173 (67.8%)
Green237 (92.9%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue79.9°
Saturation (HSL)84.28%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G ED · B 2C

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