Palettes / Colors / #ADD69A
#ADD69A — Light Muted Green
#ADD69A is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #ADD69A 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.
#ADD69A is a warm-leaning 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 #C39AD6; it also sits naturally between #CBD69A and #9AD6A5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADD69A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 214, 154 |
| HSL | 101°, 42%, 72% |
| HSV | 101°, 28%, 84% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 28%, 16% |
| XYZ | 47.11, 59.31, 39.54 |
| Yxy | 59.31, 0.3228, 0.4063 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.46, -24.39, 25.35 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.01, -21.80, 20.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 84% · Blue 60%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADD69A
.text { color: #ADD69A; }
.background { background-color: #ADD69A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADD69A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 214, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(101, 42%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADD69A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 214, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADD69A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 214, 154, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADD69A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADD69A">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #C39AD6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.86:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADD69A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADD69A
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 #ADD69A: ·
How #ADD69A 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 #ADD69A 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 #ADD69A?
#ADD69A is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 214, 154). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADD69A?
#ADD69A is RGB 173, 214, 154 — HSL 101°, 42%, 72% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 28%, 16%.
What colors go with #ADD69A?
Its complement is #C39AD6; analogous partners are #CBD69A and #9AD6A5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADD69A for text?
Black text on #ADD69A has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.