Palettes / Colors / #ADE44E

#ADE44E — Green

#ADE44E 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 #ADE44E 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.

#ADE44E 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 #854EE4; it also sits naturally between #E4D04E and #62E44E. 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 31%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE44E

.text { color: #ADE44E; }
.background { background-color: #ADE44E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE44E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 228, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 74%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE44E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 228, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE44E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 228, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE44E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE44E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #854EE4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE44E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE44E

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 #ADE44E 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 #ADE44E 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

← #ADE44D  ·  #ADE44F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADE44E?

#ADE44E is Green, a green color (RGB 173, 228, 78). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE44E?

#ADE44E is RGB 173, 228, 78 — HSL 82°, 74%, 60% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 66%, 11%.

What colors go with #ADE44E?

Its complement is #854EE4; analogous partners are #E4D04E and #62E44E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE44E for text?

Black text on #ADE44E has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.