Palettes / Colors / #ADE484

#ADE484 — Light Green

#ADE484 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #ADE484 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.

#ADE484 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 #BB86E4; it also sits naturally between #DEE486 and #86E48C. 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 52%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE484

.text { color: #ADE484; }
.background { background-color: #ADE484; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE484; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 228, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 64%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE484; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 228, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE484; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 228, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE484">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE484">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADE484

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Tones of #ADE484

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB86E4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE484: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE484

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 #ADE484 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 #ADE484 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 #ADE484?

#ADE484 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 228, 132). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE484?

#ADE484 is RGB 173, 228, 132 — HSL 94°, 64%, 71% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 42%, 11%.

What colors go with #ADE484?

Its complement is #BB86E4; analogous partners are #DEE486 and #86E48C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE484 for text?

Black text on #ADE484 has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.