Palettes / Colors / #ADEFA8
#ADEFA8 — Light Green
#ADEFA8 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 #ADEFA8 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.
#ADEFA8 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 #EAA9EF; it also sits naturally between #D1EFA9 and #A9EFC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADEFA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 239, 168 |
| HSL | 116°, 69%, 80% |
| HSV | 116°, 30%, 94% |
| CMYK | 28%, 0%, 30%, 6% |
| XYZ | 55.17, 73.44, 48.31 |
| Yxy | 73.44, 0.3118, 0.4151 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.66, -34.04, 27.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.70, -30.97, 22.74 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 94% · Blue 66%
Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADEFA8
.text { color: #ADEFA8; }
.background { background-color: #ADEFA8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEFA8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 239, 168); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 69%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEFA8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 239, 168, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEFA8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 239, 168, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADEFA8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADEFA8">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EAA9EF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADEFA8: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADEFA8
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 #ADEFA8: ·
How #ADEFA8 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 #ADEFA8 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 #ADEFA8?
#ADEFA8 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 173, 239, 168). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEFA8?
#ADEFA8 is RGB 173, 239, 168 — HSL 116°, 69%, 80% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 30%, 6%.
What colors go with #ADEFA8?
Its complement is #EAA9EF; analogous partners are #D1EFA9 and #A9EFC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADEFA8 for text?
Black text on #ADEFA8 has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.