Moss Green (#ADDFAD)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.51:1 — vs black: 13.94:1

Color values

HEX #ADDFAD
RGB rgb(173, 223, 173)
HSL hsl(120, 43%, 77%)
CMYK cmyk( 22, 0, 22, 13 )
Websafe #99CC99

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Tags

Mood

Style

Use case

Text (210) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ADDFAD based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Moss Green
#ADDFAD Base

#DFADDF

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Moss Green
#ADDFAD Base

#C6DFAD

#ADDFC6

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Moss Green
#ADDFAD Base

#ADADDF

#DFADAD

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Moss Green
#ADDFAD Base

#C6ADDF

#DFADC6

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Moss Green
#ADDFAD Base

#ADC6DF

#DFADDF

#DFC6AD

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Moss Green
#ADDFAD Base

#44AF44

#76CA76

#90D490

#CAEACA

#E4F4E4

#EDF8ED

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Moss Green, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #071207

— #1C481C

— #317D31

— #46B246

— #78CA78

Moss Green #ADDFAD Base

— #BAE4BA

— #C6E9C6

— #D3EED3

— #E0F3E0

— #EDF8ED

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #ADDFAD. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #ADDFAD;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #ADDFAD;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #ADDFAD;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #ADDFAD,
        #DFADDF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #ADDFAD,
        #DFADDF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$moss-green: #ADDFAD;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$moss-green-r: 173;
$moss-green-g: 223;
$moss-green-b: 173;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $moss-green;
    color: rgba($moss-green-r, $moss-green-g, $moss-green-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Moss Green appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #ADDFAD How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #D2D2AE Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #DADAAD Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #B5DADA Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #D2D2D2 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Moss Green ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Moss Green #ADDFAD Base

Celadon #ACE1AF ΔE 0.65

Granny Smith Apple #A8E4A0 ΔE 3.91

Teal Deer #99E6B3 ΔE 4.37

Turquoise Green #A0D6B4 ΔE 4.95

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.