Palettes / Colors / #ADD52B
#ADD52B — Green
#ADD52B is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #ADD52B when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#ADD52B is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #522AD5; it also sits naturally between #D5A72A and #58D52A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADD52B |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 213, 43 |
| HSL | 74°, 67%, 50% |
| HSV | 74°, 80%, 84% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 80%, 16% |
| XYZ | 41.46, 56.65, 11.03 |
| Yxy | 56.65, 0.3799, 0.5190 |
| CIE-Lab | 79.98, -34.50, 72.24 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.26, -29.82, 41.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 84% · Blue 17%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADD52B
.text { color: #ADD52B; }
.background { background-color: #ADD52B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADD52B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 213, 43); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 67%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADD52B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 213, 43, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADD52B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 213, 43, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADD52B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADD52B">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #522AD5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.70:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.33:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADD52B: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADD52B
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ADD52B: ·
How #ADD52B 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 #ADD52B rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ADD52B?
#ADD52B is Green, a green color (RGB 173, 213, 43). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADD52B?
#ADD52B is RGB 173, 213, 43 — HSL 74°, 67%, 50% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 80%, 16%.
What colors go with #ADD52B?
Its complement is #522AD5; analogous partners are #D5A72A and #58D52A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADD52B for text?
Black text on #ADD52B has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.