Palettes / Colors / #ADE1BE
#ADE1BE — Light Muted Green
#ADE1BE is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ADE1BE 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.
#ADE1BE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #E1ADD0; it also sits naturally between #B6E1AD and #ADE1D8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADE1BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 225, 190 |
| HSL | 140°, 46%, 78% |
| HSV | 140°, 23%, 88% |
| CMYK | 23%, 0%, 16%, 12% |
| XYZ | 53.45, 66.45, 58.72 |
| Yxy | 66.45, 0.2992, 0.3720 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.23, -23.61, 11.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.52, -21.60, 10.30 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 88% · Blue 75%
Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 12%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADE1BE
.text { color: #ADE1BE; }
.background { background-color: #ADE1BE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE1BE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 225, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 46%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE1BE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 225, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE1BE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 225, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADE1BE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE1BE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E1ADD0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.29:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADE1BE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE1BE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ADE1BE: ·
How #ADE1BE 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 #ADE1BE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ADE1BE?
#ADE1BE is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 225, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE1BE?
#ADE1BE is RGB 173, 225, 190 — HSL 140°, 46%, 78% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 16%, 12%.
What colors go with #ADE1BE?
Its complement is #E1ADD0; analogous partners are #B6E1AD and #ADE1D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADE1BE for text?
Black text on #ADE1BE has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.