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#ADDEA2 — Light Muted Green

#ADDEA2 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #ADDEA2 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.

#ADDEA2 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 #D3A1DE; it also sits naturally between #CADEA1 and #A1DEB4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ADDEA2 · RGB 173, 222, 162

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Color values

HEX#ADDEA2
RGB173, 222, 162
HSL109°, 48%, 75%
HSV109°, 27%, 87%
CMYK22%, 0%, 27%, 13%
XYZ49.88, 63.74, 43.86
Yxy63.74, 0.3167, 0.4048
CIE-Lab83.83, -27.00, 24.42
Hunter Lab79.83, -24.31, 19.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 64%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ADDEA2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ADDEA2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ADDEA2

.text { color: #ADDEA2; }
.background { background-color: #ADDEA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADDEA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 222, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(109, 48%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADDEA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 222, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADDEA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 222, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADDEA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADDEA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADDEA2

#95D586#7DCB6C#66C251#53B13E#479735#39792A#2C5E21#204418#142A0F#070F05

Tints of #ADDEA2

#B3E1A8#B9E3B0#C0E6B7#C6E8BF#D0ECCA#D7EFD2#DEF2D9#E4F4E1#EBF7E8#F2FAF0

Tones of #ADDEA2

#AFD9A5#B2D5AA#B4D0AE#B7CDB2#BAC8B6#BCC4BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3A1DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #ADDEA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADDEA2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ADDEA2: ·

How #ADDEA2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C2C3B1Deuteranopia · #BFBCB4Tritanopia · #AFBCBF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADDEA2 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Twilight
#A229BD · #C480E4 · #51D334 · #ADE3A0
Silent Saffron
#7C207B · #BF5FD6 · #4BD14C · #A5E0A3
Palette 538392
#538392 · #6295A2 · #80B9AD · #B3E2A7
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Dreamy Ruby Garden
#9E2A2B · #CE9B49 · #C4DB7A · #AFE7A6
Palette 3d8d7a
#3D8D7A · #B3D8A8 · #FBFFE4 · #A3D1C6

Similar colors

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

#ADE3A0#A5E0A3#B3E2A7#B6E2A1#AFE7A6#B3D8A8#A5DD9B#ADD899#A5E39C#AEE8A8#A7E399#A5D6A7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADDEA1  ·  #ADDEA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADDEA2?

#ADDEA2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 222, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADDEA2?

#ADDEA2 is RGB 173, 222, 162 — HSL 109°, 48%, 75% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #ADDEA2?

Its complement is #D3A1DE; analogous partners are #CADEA1 and #A1DEB4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADDEA2 for text?

Black text on #ADDEA2 has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.