What color is #AADCBC?

#AADCBC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AADCBC?

The RGB value is 170, 220, 188: 170 red, 220 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AADCBC?

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

Is black or white text better on #AADCBC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AADCBC color

#AADCBC rgb(170, 220, 188)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 86.3% green and 73.7% blue (170, 220, 188).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.67:1).

#AADCBC color codes

HEX	`#AADCBC`
RGB	`rgb(170, 220, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 86.3%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.63, -22.5, 10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.63, 24.83, 154.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.245, 63.362, 57.097)`
Decimal	`11197628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AADCBC, 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 #AADCBC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AADCBC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.67:1	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 #AADCBC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aadcbc; }
.text { color: #aadcbc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aadcbc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 220 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aadcbc, #aadcd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #AADCBC?: #AADCBC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AADCBC?: The RGB value is 170, 220, 188: 170 red, 220 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AADCBC?: The complementary color is #DCAACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AADCBC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.