Palettes / Colors / #ADEEA7
#ADEEA7 — Light Green
#ADEEA7 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 #ADEEA7 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.
#ADEEA7 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 #E8A5EE; it also sits naturally between #D0EEA5 and #A5EEC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADEEA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 238, 167 |
| HSL | 115°, 68%, 79% |
| HSV | 115°, 30%, 93% |
| CMYK | 27%, 0%, 30%, 7% |
| XYZ | 54.78, 72.82, 47.73 |
| Yxy | 72.82, 0.3124, 0.4153 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.36, -33.73, 28.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.34, -30.67, 22.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 93% · Blue 65%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADEEA7
.text { color: #ADEEA7; }
.background { background-color: #ADEEA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEEA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 238, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 68%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEEA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 238, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEEA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 238, 167, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADEEA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEEA7">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E8A5EE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADEEA7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEEA7
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 #ADEEA7: ·
How #ADEEA7 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 #ADEEA7 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 #ADEEA7?
#ADEEA7 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 238, 167). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEEA7?
#ADEEA7 is RGB 173, 238, 167 — HSL 115°, 68%, 79% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 30%, 7%.
What colors go with #ADEEA7?
Its complement is #E8A5EE; analogous partners are #D0EEA5 and #A5EEC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADEEA7 for text?
Black text on #ADEEA7 has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.