#ADD90D Color

#ADD90D is rgb(173, 217, 13) in RGB, hsl(73, 89%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 94%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADD90D

HEX#ADD90D

RGBrgb(173, 217, 13)

HSLhsl(73, 89%, 45%)

HSVhsv(73, 94%, 85%)

CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 94%, 15%)

OKLCHoklch(82.4% 0.201 123.2)

LABlab(81.33% -31.67 77.46)

LCHlch(81.33% 83.69 112.24)

What #ADD90D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ADD90D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 2.12 Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 10.13 Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 10.18 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 10.3 Pear#D1E231ΔE 12.21 Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.76

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ADD90D Channel Values

How #ADD90D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 217 · B 13	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 73° · S 89% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 73° · S 94% · V 85%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 20% · M 0% · Y 94% · K 15%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADD90D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADD90D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADD90D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADD90D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ADD90D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADD90D.

How #ADD90D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ADD90D

Protanopia#D2D210

Protanomaly#C5D50F

Deuteranopia#CCCC1C

Deuteranomaly#C0D117

Tritanopia#BCCCCC

Tritanomaly#B6D2A3

Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADD90D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-add90d: #ADD90D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADD90D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-add90d': '#ADD90D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.851, blue: 0.051)

Android XML<color name="color_add90d">#ADD90D</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADD90D"

More Green Colors

#ADD90D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#ADD90D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADD90D?

#ADD90D is a mid-tone green — rgb(173, 217, 13) in RGB and hsl(73, 89%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.12.

What is the RGB value of #ADD90D?

#ADD90D is rgb(173, 217, 13) — red 173, green 217, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADD90D?

#ADD90D converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 94%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADD90D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADD90D scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADD90D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADD90D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.76, which is visibly different.

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