Palettes / Colors / #ADE23D

#ADE23D — Green

#ADE23D is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #ADE23D 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.

#ADE23D is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #703CE2; it also sits naturally between #E2C33C and #5AE23C. 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 89% · Blue 24%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 73% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE23D

.text { color: #ADE23D; }
.background { background-color: #ADE23D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE23D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 226, 61); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 74%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE23D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 226, 61, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE23D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 226, 61, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE23D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE23D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADE23D

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #703CE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE23D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE23D

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 #ADE23D 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 #ADE23D 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

← #ADE23C  ·  #ADE23E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADE23D?

#ADE23D is Green, a green color (RGB 173, 226, 61). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE23D?

#ADE23D is RGB 173, 226, 61 — HSL 79°, 74%, 56% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 73%, 11%.

What colors go with #ADE23D?

Its complement is #703CE2; analogous partners are #E2C33C and #5AE23C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE23D for text?

Black text on #ADE23D has a contrast ratio of 13.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.