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#ADDEA3 — Light Muted Green

#ADDEA3 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 #ADDEA3 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.

#ADDEA3 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 #D3A1DD; it also sits naturally between #C9DDA1 and #A1DDB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ADDEA3 · RGB 173, 222, 163

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Color values

HEX#ADDEA3
RGB173, 222, 163
HSL110°, 47%, 75%
HSV110°, 27%, 87%
CMYK22%, 0%, 27%, 13%
XYZ49.97, 63.77, 44.33
Yxy63.77, 0.3161, 0.4035
CIE-Lab83.85, -26.84, 23.92
Hunter Lab79.86, -24.18, 19.36

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 #ADDEA3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ADDEA3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ADDEA3

.text { color: #ADDEA3; }
.background { background-color: #ADDEA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADDEA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 222, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 47%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADDEA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 222, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADDEA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 222, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADDEA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADDEA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADDEA3

#94D487#7CCA6D#65C153#52B040#469636#38782B#2C5E22#204318#13290F#070F05

Tints of #ADDEA3

#B2E0A9#B9E3B0#BFE5B8#C6E8BF#D0ECCB#D7EFD2#DEF1DA#E4F4E1#EBF7E9#F2FAF0

Tones of #ADDEA3

#AED9A6#B1D5AA#B4D0AE#B7CCB3#BAC8B7#BCC4BB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3A1DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #ADDEA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADDEA3

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 #ADDEA3: ·

How #ADDEA3 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 · #BFBCB5Tritanopia · #AFBDBF

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 #ADDEA3 rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#ADE3A0#A5E0A3#B3E2A7#AFE7A6#B3D8A8#B6E2A1#AEE8A8#A5DD9B#ADD899#A5E39C#A5D6A7#B5E6A8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADDEA2  ·  #ADDEA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADDEA3?

#ADDEA3 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 222, 163). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADDEA3?

#ADDEA3 is RGB 173, 222, 163 — HSL 110°, 47%, 75% — CMYK 22%, 0%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #ADDEA3?

Its complement is #D3A1DD; analogous partners are #C9DDA1 and #A1DDB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADDEA3 for text?

Black text on #ADDEA3 has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.