Information about #ADF42A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ADF42A is a intensely saturated chartreuse that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Green Lizard (#A7F432). Nearby in the Register you will also find Green Yellow (#ADFF2F) and Yellowy Green (#BFF128).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 244, 42) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #ADF42A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADF42A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#ADF42A color variations
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#ADF42A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADF42A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADF42A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADF42A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADF42A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADF42A color
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Nearest named colors to #ADF42A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A7F432
#ADFF2F
#BFF128
#9EFD38
#99FF1D
#C2E225
#B0E313
#A3D92D
#B0DD16
#BBF90F
#CEFF22
#C2D62E
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADF42A
- RGB173, 244, 42
- CMYK28, 0, 79, 4
- CSSrgb(173, 244, 42)
- HSL81°, 90%, 56%
- HSL Precise81.089°, 90.179%, 56.078%
- HSV81°, 83%, 96%
- HSB81°, 83%, 96%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.957
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.957, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.957, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.957, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB95.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDADF42A
- DECIMAL ID11400234
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
