Palettes / Colors / #ADEBC0

#ADEBC0 — Light Green

#ADEBC0 is a green color we call Light 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 #ADEBC0 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.

#ADEBC0 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 #EBADD8; it also sits naturally between #B9EBAD and #ADEBDF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 92% · Blue 75%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADEBC0

.text { color: #ADEBC0; }
.background { background-color: #ADEBC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEBC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 235, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEBC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 235, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEBC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 235, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADEBC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEBC0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADEBC0

Tints of #ADEBC0

Tones of #ADEBC0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBADD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADEBC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEBC0

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 #ADEBC0 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 #ADEBC0 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

← #ADEBBF  ·  #ADEBC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADEBC0?

#ADEBC0 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 235, 192). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEBC0?

#ADEBC0 is RGB 173, 235, 192 — HSL 138°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 18%, 8%.

What colors go with #ADEBC0?

Its complement is #EBADD8; analogous partners are #B9EBAD and #ADEBDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADEBC0 for text?

Black text on #ADEBC0 has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.