What color is #ADF492?

#ADF492 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADF492?

The RGB value is 173, 244, 146: 173 red, 244 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADF492?

The complementary color is #D992F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADF492?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADF492 color

#ADF492 rgb(173, 244, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADF492 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 95.7% green and 57.3% blue (173, 244, 146).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 82% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Celery Mousse (#C1FD95), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#ADF492 color codes

HEX	`#ADF492`
RGB	`rgb(173, 244, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 95.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 82%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 40%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 40%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, -39.53, 40.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 56.47, 134.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.771, 75.659, 38.906)`
Decimal	`11400338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADF492, 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 #ADF492	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADF492 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #ADF492 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adf492; }
.text { color: #adf492; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adf492; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 244 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adf492, #92f4a8); }

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Questions

What color is #ADF492?: #ADF492 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADF492?: The RGB value is 173, 244, 146: 173 red, 244 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADF492?: The complementary color is #D992F4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADF492?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.