What color is #ADCEC1?

#ADCEC1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADCEC1?

The RGB value is 173, 206, 193: 173 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADCEC1?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADCEC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADCEC1 color

#ADCEC1 rgb(173, 206, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADCEC1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 80.8% green and 75.7% blue (173, 206, 193).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#ADCEC1 color codes

HEX	`#ADCEC1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 206, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 80.8%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.11, -13.54, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.11, 13.83, 168.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.928, 56.876, 58.842)`
Decimal	`11390657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADCEC1, 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 #ADCEC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADCEC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #ADCEC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adcec1; }
.text { color: #adcec1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adcec1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 206 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adcec1, #adcbce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADCEC1?: #ADCEC1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADCEC1?: The RGB value is 173, 206, 193: 173 red, 206 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADCEC1?: The complementary color is #CEADBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADCEC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.