Palettes / Colors / #ADD994

#ADD994 — Light Muted Green

#ADD994 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 #ADD994 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.

#ADD994 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 #C195DA; it also sits naturally between #D1DA95 and #95DA9E. 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 58%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADD994

.text { color: #ADD994; }
.background { background-color: #ADD994; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADD994; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 217, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 48%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADD994; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 217, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADD994; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 217, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADD994">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADD994">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADD994

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C195DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADD994: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADD994

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 #ADD994 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 #ADD994 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADD994?

#ADD994 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 217, 148). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADD994?

#ADD994 is RGB 173, 217, 148 — HSL 98°, 48%, 72% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 32%, 15%.

What colors go with #ADD994?

Its complement is #C195DA; analogous partners are #D1DA95 and #95DA9E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADD994 for text?

Black text on #ADD994 has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.