What color is #ADD79B?

#ADD79B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADD79B?

The RGB value is 173, 215, 155: 173 red, 215 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADD79B?

The complementary color is #C59BD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADD79B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADD79B color

#ADD79B rgb(173, 215, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADD79B is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 84.3% green and 60.8% blue (173, 215, 155).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 43% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Basil Smash (#B7E1A1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.97:1).

#ADD79B color codes

HEX	`#ADD79B`
RGB	`rgb(173, 215, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 84.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 43%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 28%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.76, -24.72, 25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.76, 35.33, 134.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.449, 59.851, 40.056)`
Decimal	`11392923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADD79B, 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 #ADD79B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADD79B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.97:1	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 #ADD79B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #add79b; }
.text { color: #add79b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #add79b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 215 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #add79b, #9bd7a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ADD79B?: #ADD79B is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADD79B?: The RGB value is 173, 215, 155: 173 red, 215 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADD79B?: The complementary color is #C59BD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADD79B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.