What color is #ADD16F?

#ADD16F is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADD16F?

The RGB value is 173, 209, 111: 173 red, 209 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADD16F?

The complementary color is #936FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADD16F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADD16F color

#ADD16F rgb(173, 209, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADD16F is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 82% green and 43.5% blue (173, 209, 111).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 52% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#ADD16F color codes

HEX	`#ADD16F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 209, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 82%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 52%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 47%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 47%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, -27.68, 44.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 52.4, 121.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.903, 55.632, 23.514)`
Decimal	`11391343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADD16F, 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 #ADD16F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADD16F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #ADD16F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #add16f; }
.text { color: #add16f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #add16f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 209 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #add16f, #7cd16f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #ADD16F?: #ADD16F is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADD16F?: The RGB value is 173, 209, 111: 173 red, 209 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADD16F?: The complementary color is #936FD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADD16F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.