Palettes / Colors / #ADE6BB
#ADE6BB — Light Muted Green
#ADE6BB is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ADE6BB 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.
#ADE6BB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #E6ADD8; it also sits naturally between #BBE6AD and #ADE6D8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADE6BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 230, 187 |
| HSL | 135°, 53%, 79% |
| HSV | 135°, 25%, 90% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 19%, 10% |
| XYZ | 54.50, 69.07, 57.47 |
| Yxy | 69.07, 0.3010, 0.3815 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.54, -26.58, 15.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.11, -24.32, 13.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 90% · Blue 73%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADE6BB
.text { color: #ADE6BB; }
.background { background-color: #ADE6BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE6BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 230, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 53%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE6BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 230, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE6BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 230, 187, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADE6BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE6BB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6ADD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.81:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADE6BB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE6BB
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 #ADE6BB: ·
How #ADE6BB 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 #ADE6BB 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 #ADE6BB?
#ADE6BB is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 230, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE6BB?
#ADE6BB is RGB 173, 230, 187 — HSL 135°, 53%, 79% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 19%, 10%.
What colors go with #ADE6BB?
Its complement is #E6ADD8; analogous partners are #BBE6AD and #ADE6D8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADE6BB for text?
Black text on #ADE6BB has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.