What color is #ADCECB?

#ADCECB 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 #ADCECB?

The RGB value is 173, 206, 203: 173 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADCECB?

The complementary color is #CEADB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADCECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADCECB color

#ADCECB rgb(173, 206, 203)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 80.8% green and 79.6% blue (173, 206, 203).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 25% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 12.47:1).

#ADCECB color codes

HEX	`#ADCECB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 206, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 80.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 25%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.37, -11.54, -2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.37, 11.74, 190.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.082, 57.337, 64.917)`
Decimal	`11390667`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADCECB, 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 #ADCECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADCECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #ADCECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adcecb; }
.text { color: #adcecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adcecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 206 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adcecb, #adc1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ADCECB?: #ADCECB 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 #ADCECB?: The RGB value is 173, 206, 203: 173 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADCECB?: The complementary color is #CEADB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADCECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.