Palettes / Colors / #ADD91C

#ADD91C — Green

#ADD91C 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 #ADD91C 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.

#ADD91C 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 #481CD9; it also sits naturally between #D9A61C and #4ED91C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 85% · Blue 11%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 87% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADD91C

.text { color: #ADD91C; }
.background { background-color: #ADD91C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADD91C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 217, 28); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 77%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADD91C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 217, 28, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADD91C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 217, 28, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADD91C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADD91C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADD91C

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #481CD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADD91C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADD91C

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:

How #ADD91C 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 #ADD91C 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

← #ADD91B  ·  #ADD91D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADD91C?

#ADD91C is Green, a green color (RGB 173, 217, 28). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADD91C?

#ADD91C is RGB 173, 217, 28 — HSL 74°, 77%, 48% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 87%, 15%.

What colors go with #ADD91C?

Its complement is #481CD9; analogous partners are #D9A61C and #4ED91C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADD91C for text?

Black text on #ADD91C has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.