Palettes / Colors / #ADEBB9

#ADEBB9 — Light Green

#ADEBB9 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 #ADEBB9 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.

#ADEBB9 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 #EBADDF; it also sits naturally between #C0EBAD and #ADEBD8. 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 73%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADEBB9

.text { color: #ADEBB9; }
.background { background-color: #ADEBB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEBB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 235, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(132, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEBB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 235, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEBB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 235, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADEBB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEBB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBADDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADEBB9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEBB9

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 #ADEBB9 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 #ADEBB9 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

← #ADEBB8  ·  #ADEBBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADEBB9?

#ADEBB9 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 235, 185). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEBB9?

#ADEBB9 is RGB 173, 235, 185 — HSL 132°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 21%, 8%.

What colors go with #ADEBB9?

Its complement is #EBADDF; analogous partners are #C0EBAD and #ADEBD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADEBB9 for text?

Black text on #ADEBB9 has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.