Information about #ADE82C color

#ADE82C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADE82C falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 232, 44) — 67.8% red, 91% green, 17.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 23 / 0 / 74 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADE82C presents itself as a vivid, lively yellow-green — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Green Lizard (#A7F432). Slightly further away sit Lickety Split (#A3D92D) and Yellowy Green (#BFF128).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(173, 232, 44)), which gives #ADE82C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 14.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. #ADE82C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADE82C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ADE82C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ADE82C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Green Lizard color link
Green Lizard

#A7F432

Spritzer color link
Spritzer

#C2E225

Green Yellow color link
Green Yellow

#ADFF2F

Inch Worm color link
Inch Worm

#B0E313

Fuego color link
Fuego

#C2D62E

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

French Lime color link
French Lime

#9EFD38

Las Palmas color link
Las Palmas

#C6DA36

Atlantis color link
Atlantis

#9CD03B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADE82C
  • RGB173, 232, 44
  • CMYK23, 0, 74, 9
  • CSSrgb(173, 232, 44)
  • HSL79°, 80%, 54%
  • HSL Precise78.83°, 80.342%, 54.118%
  • HSV79°, 81%, 91%
  • HSB79°, 81%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.910
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.910, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.910, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.910, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB91%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADE82C
  • DECIMAL ID11397164
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01