Palettes / Colors / #ADE09A

#ADE09A — Light Muted Green

#ADE09A 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 #ADE09A 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.

#ADE09A 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 #CD9AE0; it also sits naturally between #CFE09A and #9AE0AA. 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 88% · Blue 60%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE09A

.text { color: #ADE09A; }
.background { background-color: #ADE09A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE09A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 224, 154); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 53%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE09A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 224, 154, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE09A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 224, 154, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE09A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE09A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CD9AE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE09A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE09A

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 #ADE09A 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 #ADE09A 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

← #ADE099  ·  #ADE09B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADE09A?

#ADE09A is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 224, 154). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE09A?

#ADE09A is RGB 173, 224, 154 — HSL 104°, 53%, 74% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 31%, 12%.

What colors go with #ADE09A?

Its complement is #CD9AE0; analogous partners are #CFE09A and #9AE0AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE09A for text?

Black text on #ADE09A has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.