Palettes / Colors / #ADEBA2

#ADEBA2 — Light Green

#ADEBA2 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 #ADEBA2 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.

#ADEBA2 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 #E0A2EB; it also sits naturally between #D2EBA2 and #A2EBBC. 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 92% · Blue 64%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADEBA2

.text { color: #ADEBA2; }
.background { background-color: #ADEBA2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEBA2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 235, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 65%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEBA2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 235, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEBA2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 235, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADEBA2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEBA2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADEBA2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0A2EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADEBA2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEBA2

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 #ADEBA2 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 #ADEBA2 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

← #ADEBA1  ·  #ADEBA3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADEBA2?

#ADEBA2 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 235, 162). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEBA2?

#ADEBA2 is RGB 173, 235, 162 — HSL 111°, 65%, 78% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 31%, 8%.

What colors go with #ADEBA2?

Its complement is #E0A2EB; analogous partners are #D2EBA2 and #A2EBBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADEBA2 for text?

Black text on #ADEBA2 has a contrast ratio of 15.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.