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Recognised as Colour

#ADF8AD

  • #ADF8AD
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#ADF8AD is a green with RGB values 173, 248, 173 and HSL 120°, 84%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#ADF8AD#ADF8AD
HEX#ADF8AD
RGBrgb(173, 248, 173)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.9725, 0.6784
RGB percentages67.8%, 97.3%, 67.8%
HSLhsl(120, 84.3%, 82.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(120, 30.2%, 97.3%)
CMYK30.2%, 0%, 30.2%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,401,389
CSS custom property--colour: #ADF8AD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.79036WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.81:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E3E3E3
Inverted#520752

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FBEBA8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#EFE3B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34 from the original
Tritanopia#A5F4E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.25:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 13Pale green · ΔE 14.6Aquamarine · ΔE 20.8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 25.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.8Medium seagreen · ΔE 28.5
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F8ADF8
Analogous#D3F8AD, #ADF8D3
Triadic#ADADF8, #F8ADAD
Split complementary#D3ADF8, #F8ADD3
Tetradic#ADD3F8, #F8ADF8, #F8D3AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DCFCDC
Darker −10%#7EF47E
Darker −20%#4FF04F
Darker −30%#20EC20
Darker −40%#11C811
More saturated +25%#A6FFA6
Less saturated −25%#B8EDB8

Channel breakdown

R173
G248
B173
Red173 (67.8%)
Green248 (97.3%)
Blue173 (67.8%)
Hue120°
Saturation (HSL)84.27%
Lightness82.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G F8 · B AD

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