What color is #ADE260?

#ADE260 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Last of Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADE260?

The RGB value is 173, 226, 96: 173 red, 226 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADE260?

The complementary color is #9560E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADE260?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADE260 color

#ADE260 rgb(173, 226, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADE260 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 88.6% green and 37.6% blue (173, 226, 96).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 69% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Last of Lettuce (#AADD66), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#ADE260 color codes

HEX	`#ADE260`
RGB	`rgb(173, 226, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 88.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 69%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 58%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 58%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.03, -37.06, 56.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.03, 67.93, 123.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.541, 64.121, 20.989)`
Decimal	`11395680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADE260, 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 #ADE260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADE260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #ADE260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ade260; }
.text { color: #ade260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ade260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 226 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ade260, #6ce260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

Questions

What color is #ADE260?: #ADE260 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Last of Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADE260?: The RGB value is 173, 226, 96: 173 red, 226 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADE260?: The complementary color is #9560E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADE260?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.