Palettes / Colors / #ADE487
#ADE487 — Light Green
#ADE487 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 #ADE487 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.
#ADE487 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 #BD86E4; it also sits naturally between #DCE486 and #86E48E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADE487 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 228, 135 |
| HSL | 95°, 63%, 71% |
| HSV | 95°, 41%, 89% |
| CMYK | 24%, 0%, 41%, 11% |
| XYZ | 49.35, 66.12, 33.08 |
| Yxy | 66.12, 0.3322, 0.4451 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.06, -33.72, 39.78 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.31, -30.10, 29.46 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 89% · Blue 53%
Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 11%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADE487
.text { color: #ADE487; }
.background { background-color: #ADE487; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE487; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 228, 135); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(95, 63%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE487; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 228, 135, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE487; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 228, 135, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADE487">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE487">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ADE487
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #BD86E4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.22:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADE487: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE487
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ADE487: ·
How #ADE487 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 #ADE487 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ADE487?
#ADE487 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 228, 135). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE487?
#ADE487 is RGB 173, 228, 135 — HSL 95°, 63%, 71% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 41%, 11%.
What colors go with #ADE487?
Its complement is #BD86E4; analogous partners are #DCE486 and #86E48E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADE487 for text?
Black text on #ADE487 has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.