Palettes / Colors / #ADE699
#ADE699 — Light Green
#ADE699 is a green color we call Light 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 #ADE699 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.
#ADE699 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 #D198E6; it also sits naturally between #D4E698 and #98E6AB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADE699 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 230, 153 |
| HSL | 104°, 61%, 75% |
| HSV | 104°, 33%, 90% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 33%, 10% |
| XYZ | 51.28, 67.78, 40.52 |
| Yxy | 67.78, 0.3214, 0.4247 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.90, -32.16, 31.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.33, -28.94, 24.89 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 90% · Blue 60%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADE699
.text { color: #ADE699; }
.background { background-color: #ADE699; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE699; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 230, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 61%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE699; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 230, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE699; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 230, 153, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADE699">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE699">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D198E6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADE699: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE699
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 #ADE699: ·
How #ADE699 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 #ADE699 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 #ADE699?
#ADE699 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 230, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE699?
#ADE699 is RGB 173, 230, 153 — HSL 104°, 61%, 75% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 33%, 10%.
What colors go with #ADE699?
Its complement is #D198E6; analogous partners are #D4E698 and #98E6AB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADE699 for text?
Black text on #ADE699 has a contrast ratio of 14.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.