Palettes / Colors / #ADE6BC
#ADE6BC — Light Muted Green
#ADE6BC is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #ADE6BC 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.
#ADE6BC 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 #E6ADD7; it also sits naturally between #BAE6AD and #ADE6D9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADE6BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 230, 188 |
| HSL | 136°, 53%, 79% |
| HSV | 136°, 25%, 90% |
| CMYK | 25%, 0%, 18%, 10% |
| XYZ | 54.61, 69.11, 58.04 |
| Yxy | 69.11, 0.3004, 0.3802 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.56, -26.40, 14.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.13, -24.17, 12.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 90% · Blue 74%
Cyan 25% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 10%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADE6BC
.text { color: #ADE6BC; }
.background { background-color: #ADE6BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE6BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 230, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(136, 53%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE6BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 230, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE6BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 230, 188, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADE6BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE6BC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E6ADD7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.42:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.82:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADE6BC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE6BC
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 #ADE6BC: ·
How #ADE6BC 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 #ADE6BC 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 #ADE6BC?
#ADE6BC is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 173, 230, 188). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE6BC?
#ADE6BC is RGB 173, 230, 188 — HSL 136°, 53%, 79% — CMYK 25%, 0%, 18%, 10%.
What colors go with #ADE6BC?
Its complement is #E6ADD7; analogous partners are #BAE6AD and #ADE6D9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADE6BC for text?
Black text on #ADE6BC has a contrast ratio of 14.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.