Palettes / Colors / #ADE331

#ADE331 — Green

#ADE331 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color GreenYellow (#ADFF2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: greenyellow (#ADFF2F) — not an exact match. CSS greenyellow gives you #ADFF2F, a different color; use #ADE331 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.

#ADE331 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 #6631E3; it also sits naturally between #E3BF31 and #54E331. 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 19%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 78% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE331

.text { color: #ADE331; }
.background { background-color: #ADE331; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE331; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 227, 49); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 76%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE331; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 227, 49, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE331; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 227, 49, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE331">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE331">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADE331

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Tones of #ADE331

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6631E3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE331: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE331

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 #ADE331 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 #ADE331 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 #ADE331?

#ADE331 is Green, a green color (RGB 173, 227, 49). Its closest standard named color is GreenYellow.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE331?

#ADE331 is RGB 173, 227, 49 — HSL 78°, 76%, 54% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 78%, 11%.

What colors go with #ADE331?

Its complement is #6631E3; analogous partners are #E3BF31 and #54E331. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE331 for text?

Black text on #ADE331 has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.