Information about #ADD08A color

#ADD08A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADD08A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 208, 138) — 67.8% red, 81.6% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 27 / 18. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ADD08A reads as a pleasantly vivid chartreuse and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sprout Pine (#A8CB8D). Slightly further away sit Feijoa (#A5D785) and Anise (#A7D67D).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(173, 208, 138)), which gives #ADD08A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADD08A: 12.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #ADD08A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ADD08A color variations

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

#ADD08A 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 #ADD08A

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

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Frog Green color link
Frog Green

#99C68E

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADD08A
  • RGB173, 208, 138
  • CMYK14, 0, 27, 18
  • CSSrgb(173, 208, 138)
  • HSL90°, 43%, 68%
  • HSL Precise90°, 42.683%, 67.843%
  • HSV90°, 34%, 82%
  • HSB90°, 34%, 82%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.816
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.816, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.816, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.816, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB81.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADD08A
  • DECIMAL ID11391114
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01