What color is #ADCEC8?

#ADCEC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADCEC8?

The RGB value is 173, 206, 200: 173 red, 206 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADCEC8?

The complementary color is #CEADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADCEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADCEC8 color

#ADCEC8 rgb(173, 206, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADCEC8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 80.8% green and 78.4% blue (173, 206, 200).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.44:1).

#ADCEC8 color codes

HEX	`#ADCEC8`
RGB	`rgb(173, 206, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 80.8%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 3%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.29, -12.15, -0.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.29, 12.17, 183.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.727, 57.196, 63.052)`
Decimal	`11390664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADCEC8, 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 #ADCEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADCEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.44:1	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 #ADCEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adcec8; }
.text { color: #adcec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adcec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 206 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adcec8, #adc4ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ADCEC8?: #ADCEC8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADCEC8?: The RGB value is 173, 206, 200: 173 red, 206 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADCEC8?: The complementary color is #CEADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADCEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.44:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.