HEX atlas value

#ADE740

#ADE740 is a cool green HEX color close to Green Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 231, 64, HSL 81, 78%, 58%, has luminance 0.6641, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#ADE740 Sample readable text

HEX #ADE740

RGB rgb(173, 231, 64)

HSL hsl(81 78% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(25, 0, 72, 9)

Luminance 0.6641

Contrast Black 14.28:1White 1.47:1

CSS

--color-ade740: #ADE740;
.background-ade740 { background-color: #ADE740; }
.text-ade740 { color: #ADE740; }

Luminance0.6641

Black text14.28:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#ADE740","rgb":[173,231,64],"hsl":[81,78,58],"cmyk":[25,0,72,9],"luminance":0.6641,"contrast":{"black":14.28,"white":1.47}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.47,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#B4FF29","hex":"#B4FF29","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.28,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D0F292","hex":"#D0F292","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.8,"contrastWhite":1.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E7CE40","hex":"#E7CE40","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.3,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Green Yellow adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ade740.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/yellow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7B40E7","analogous":["#E7CE40","#59E740"],"triadic":["#40ADE7","#E740AD"],"tetradic":["#40E7CE","#7B40E7","#E74059"],"splitComplementary":["#4059E7","#CE40E7"],"monochromatic":["#D0F292","#ADE740","#7EB616"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0F292","dark":"#7EB616","saturated":"#B4FF29","desaturated":"#A6D058","pastel":"#DCEFB8","neon":"#C2FF52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":29.410882339705484},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":35.11409973215888},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":39.319206502675},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":45.36518488885502},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":55.25395913416522}]

HEX meaning and use

About #ADE740

#ADE740 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #ADE740 is visually closest to Green Yellow, a named green color with HEX #ADFF2F.

The RGB channels are 173, 231, and 64, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 81deg with 78% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6641, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 29.41, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.28:1AA Pass

White text1.47:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #ADE740 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.28:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.47:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#B4FF29#000000 text · best 17.28:1#B4FF29

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#D0F292#000000 text · best 16.8:1#D0F292

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#E7CE40#000000 text · best 13.3:1#E7CE40

Generated Palette

#ADE740#ADE740

#7B40E7#7B40E7

#E7CE40#E7CE40

#59E740#59E740

#D0F292#D0F292

#7EB616#7EB616

Color Harmonies

#7B40E7#7B40E7

#E7CE40#E7CE40

#59E740#59E740

#40ADE7#40ADE7

#E740AD#E740AD

Variants

#D0F292#D0F292

#7EB616#7EB616

#B4FF29#B4FF29

#A6D058#A6D058

#DCEFB8#DCEFB8

#C2FF52#C2FF52

Nearest Named Colors

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#ADE740

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #ADE740

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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