What color is #ADD900?

#ADD900 is a vivid yellow-green known as King Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of King Lime?

The RGB value is 173, 217, 0: 173 red, 217 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of King Lime?

The complementary color is #2C00D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADD900?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

King Lime color: hex code #ADD900

#ADD900 rgb(173, 217, 0)

Shades of green

King Lime has the hex code #ADD900. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 85.1% green and 0% blue (173, 217, 0).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.7:1).

King Lime (#ADD900) color codes

HEX	`#ADD900`
RGB	`rgb(173, 217, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 85.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 100%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 100%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.02, -37.21, 79.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.02, 88.15, 114.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.047, 58.51, 9.078)`
Decimal	`11393280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with King Lime, 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 #ADD900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADD900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.7:1	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 #ADD900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #add900; }
.text { color: #add900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #add900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 217 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #add900, #41d900); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #ADD900 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #ADD900?: #ADD900 is a vivid yellow-green known as King Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of King Lime?: The RGB value is 173, 217, 0: 173 red, 217 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of King Lime?: The complementary color is #2C00D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADD900?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.7:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.