What color is #AADBAD?

#AADBAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AADBAD?

The RGB value is 170, 219, 173: 170 red, 219 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AADBAD?

The complementary color is #DBAAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AADBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AADBAD color

#AADBAD rgb(170, 219, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #AADBAD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 85.9% green and 67.8% blue (170, 219, 173).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.45:1).

#AADBAD color codes

HEX	`#AADBAD`
RGB	`rgb(170, 219, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 85.9%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 22%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.03, -24.72, 17.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.03, 30.32, 144.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.45, 62.225, 48.932)`
Decimal	`11197357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AADBAD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AADBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AADBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AADBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aadbad; }
.text { color: #aadbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aadbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 219 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aadbad, #aadbc6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AADBAD?: #AADBAD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AADBAD?: The RGB value is 170, 219, 173: 170 red, 219 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AADBAD?: The complementary color is #DBAAD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AADBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.45:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.