Palettes / Colors / #ADEEAA
#ADEEAA — Light Green
#ADEEAA 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 #ADEEAA 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.
#ADEEAA 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 #EBAAEE; it also sits naturally between #CFEEAA and #AAEEC9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADEEAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 238, 170 |
| HSL | 117°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 117°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 27%, 0%, 29%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.06, 72.94, 49.21 |
| Yxy | 72.94, 0.3107, 0.4116 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.42, -33.26, 26.55 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.40, -30.28, 21.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 93% · Blue 67%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADEEAA
.text { color: #ADEEAA; }
.background { background-color: #ADEEAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEEAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 238, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEEAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 238, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEEAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 238, 170, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADEEAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEEAA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBAAEE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADEEAA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEEAA
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 #ADEEAA: ·
How #ADEEAA 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 #ADEEAA 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 #ADEEAA?
#ADEEAA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 238, 170). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEEAA?
#ADEEAA is RGB 173, 238, 170 — HSL 117°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 29%, 7%.
What colors go with #ADEEAA?
Its complement is #EBAAEE; analogous partners are #CFEEAA and #AAEEC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADEEAA for text?
Black text on #ADEEAA has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.