Palettes / Colors / #ADFAAE
#ADFAAE — Pale Vivid Green
#ADFAAE is a green color we call Pale Vivid 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 #ADFAAE 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.
#ADFAAE 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 #FAADF9; it also sits naturally between #D2FAAD and #ADFAD5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADFAAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 250, 174 |
| HSL | 121°, 89%, 83% |
| HSV | 121°, 31%, 98% |
| CMYK | 31%, 0%, 30%, 2% |
| XYZ | 59.06, 80.31, 52.43 |
| Yxy | 80.31, 0.3079, 0.4187 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.82, -38.10, 29.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.62, -34.95, 24.05 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 98% · Blue 68%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADFAAE
.text { color: #ADFAAE; }
.background { background-color: #ADFAAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADFAAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 250, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(121, 89%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADFAAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 250, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADFAAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 250, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADFAAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADFAAE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAADF9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.23:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADFAAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADFAAE
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 #ADFAAE: ·
How #ADFAAE 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 #ADFAAE 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 #ADFAAE?
#ADFAAE is Pale Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 173, 250, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADFAAE?
#ADFAAE is RGB 173, 250, 174 — HSL 121°, 89%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 0%, 30%, 2%.
What colors go with #ADFAAE?
Its complement is #FAADF9; analogous partners are #D2FAAD and #ADFAD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADFAAE for text?
Black text on #ADFAAE has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.