What color is #ADFF2F?

#ADFF2F is a vivid yellow-green known as Green Yellow. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Green Yellow?

The RGB value is 173, 255, 47: 173 red, 255 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Green Yellow?

The complementary color is #812FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADFF2F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Green Yellow color: hex code #ADFF2F

#ADFF2F rgb(173, 255, 47)

Shades of green

Green Yellow has the hex code #ADFF2F. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 100% green and 18.4% blue (173, 255, 47).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 100% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword greenyellow.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.12:1).

Green Yellow (#ADFF2F) color codes

HEX	`#ADFF2F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 255, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 100%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 100%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 82%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 82%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.96, -52.48, 81.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.96, 97.24, 122.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.506, 80.608, 15.428)`
Decimal	`11403055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Green Yellow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADFF2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADFF2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADFF2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adff2f; }
.text { color: #adff2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adff2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 255 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adff2f, #45ff2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #ADFF2F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ADFF2F?: #ADFF2F is a vivid yellow-green known as Green Yellow. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Green Yellow?: The RGB value is 173, 255, 47: 173 red, 255 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Green Yellow?: The complementary color is #812FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADFF2F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.