What color is #ADD1C3?

#ADD1C3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADD1C3?

The RGB value is 173, 209, 195: 173 red, 209 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADD1C3?

The complementary color is #D1ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADD1C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADD1C3 color

#ADD1C3 rgb(173, 209, 195)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADD1C3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 82% green and 76.5% blue (173, 209, 195).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 28% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.69:1).

#ADD1C3 color codes

HEX	`#ADD1C3`
RGB	`rgb(173, 209, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 82%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 28%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 17%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.97, -14.68, 2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.97, 14.98, 168.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.882, 58.424, 60.268)`
Decimal	`11391427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADD1C3, 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 #ADD1C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADD1C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.69:1	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 #ADD1C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #add1c3; }
.text { color: #add1c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #add1c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 209 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #add1c3, #adcdd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADD1C3?: #ADD1C3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADD1C3?: The RGB value is 173, 209, 195: 173 red, 209 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADD1C3?: The complementary color is #D1ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADD1C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.69:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.