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Recognised as Colour

#ADFA8A

  • #ADFA8A
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale green

#ADFA8A is a green with RGB values 173, 250, 138 and HSL 101°, 92%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale green.

Colour values

#ADFA8A#ADFA8A
HEX#ADFA8A
RGBrgb(173, 250, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.9804, 0.5412
RGB percentages67.8%, 98%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(101.2, 91.8%, 76.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.2, 44.8%, 98%)
CMYK30.8%, 0%, 44.8%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,401,866
CSS custom property--colour: #ADFA8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7909WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.82:1
Contrast with white1.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E2E2E2
Inverted#520575

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFEA81no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#F6E491no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.2 from the original
Tritanopia#ABF3DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 46.8 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 text16.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale green · ΔE 9.2Light green · ΔE 10.9Yellow green · ΔE 25.7Medium spring green · ΔE 31Spring green · ΔE 33.8Limegreen · ΔE 33.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale green (#98FB98)ΔE 9.23, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D78AFA
Analogous#E5FA8A, #8AFA9F
Triadic#8AADFA, #FA8AAD
Split complementary#9F8AFA, #FA8AE5
Tetradic#8AE5FA, #D78AFA, #FA9F8A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F2FEEC
Lighter +10%#CFFCBB
Darker −10%#8BF859
Darker −20%#68F628
Darker −30%#4DE10A
Darker −40%#3CB008
More saturated +25%#ABFF85
Less saturated −25%#B3EB99

Channel breakdown

R173
G250
B138
Red173 (67.8%)
Green250 (98%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue101.25°
Saturation (HSL)91.8%
Lightness76.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G FA · B 8A

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