Palettes / Colors / #ADE2AB

#ADE2AB — Light Muted Green

#ADE2AB 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 #ADE2AB 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.

#ADE2AB 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 #E1ABE2; it also sits naturally between #C9E2AB and #ABE2C5. 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 67%

Cyan 23% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE2AB

.text { color: #ADE2AB; }
.background { background-color: #ADE2AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE2AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 226, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 49%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE2AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 226, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE2AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 226, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE2AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE2AB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADE2AB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1ABE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE2AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE2AB

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 #ADE2AB 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 #ADE2AB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADE2AB?

#ADE2AB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 226, 171). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE2AB?

#ADE2AB is RGB 173, 226, 171 — HSL 118°, 49%, 78% — CMYK 23%, 0%, 24%, 11%.

What colors go with #ADE2AB?

Its complement is #E1ABE2; analogous partners are #C9E2AB and #ABE2C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE2AB for text?

Black text on #ADE2AB has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.