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Colour

#ADEE8B

  • #ADEE8B
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#ADEE8B is a green with RGB values 173, 238, 139 and HSL 99°, 74%, 74%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#ADEE8B#ADEE8B
HEX#ADEE8B
RGBrgb(173, 238, 139)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.9333, 0.5451
RGB percentages67.8%, 93.3%, 54.5%
HSLhsl(99.4, 74.4%, 73.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(99.4, 41.6%, 93.3%)
CMYK27.3%, 0%, 41.6%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,398,795
CSS custom property--colour: #ADEE8B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.71897WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.38:1
Contrast with white1.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#521174

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#F5E083no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#EBDA91no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#ACE7D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.8Pale green · ΔE 11.3Yellow green · ΔE 27.6Khaki · ΔE 29.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 30.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.78, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8BEE
Analogous#DFEE8B, #8BEE9A
Triadic#8BADEE, #EE8BAD
Split complementary#9B8BEE, #EE8BDF
Tetradic#8BDFEE, #CC8BEE, #EE9B8B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#ECFBE4
Lighter +10%#CCF5B7
Darker −10%#8EE75F
Darker −20%#6EE132
Darker −30%#56C31D
Darker −40%#429716
More saturated +25%#A8FF7A
Less saturated −25%#B2DD9C

Channel breakdown

R173
G238
B139
Red173 (67.8%)
Green238 (93.3%)
Blue139 (54.5%)
Hue99.39°
Saturation (HSL)74.44%
Lightness73.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G EE · B 8B

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