What color is #ADD5D6?

#ADD5D6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADD5D6?

The RGB value is 173, 213, 214: 173 red, 213 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADD5D6?

The complementary color is #D6AEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADD5D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADD5D6 color

#ADD5D6 rgb(173, 213, 214)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ADD5D6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 83.5% green and 83.9% blue (173, 213, 214).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 33% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Clear Water (#AAD5DB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#ADD5D6 color codes

HEX	`#ADD5D6`
RGB	`rgb(173, 213, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 83.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 33%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 19%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.55, -12.84, -4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.55, 13.72, 200.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.162, 61.326, 72.641)`
Decimal	`11392470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADD5D6, 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 #ADD5D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADD5D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #ADD5D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #add5d6; }
.text { color: #add5d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #add5d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 213 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #add5d6, #adc1d6); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ADD5D6?: #ADD5D6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADD5D6?: The RGB value is 173, 213, 214: 173 red, 213 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADD5D6?: The complementary color is #D6AEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADD5D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.