Palettes / Colors / #ADD2C2

#ADD2C2 — Light Dusty Green

#ADD2C2 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#ADD2C2 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2ADBD; it also sits naturally between #ADD2AF and #ADCFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 82% · Blue 76%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADD2C2

.text { color: #ADD2C2; }
.background { background-color: #ADD2C2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADD2C2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 210, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(154, 29%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADD2C2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 210, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADD2C2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 210, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADD2C2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADD2C2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADD2C2

Tints of #ADD2C2

Tones of #ADD2C2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2ADBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADD2C2: #000000.

How #ADD2C2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADD2C2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADD2C1  ·  #ADD2C3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADD2C2?

#ADD2C2 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 173, 210, 194). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADD2C2?

#ADD2C2 is RGB 173, 210, 194 — HSL 154°, 29%, 75% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 8%, 18%.

What colors go with #ADD2C2?

Its complement is #D2ADBD; analogous partners are #ADD2AF and #ADCFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADD2C2 for text?

Black text on #ADD2C2 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.