What color is #ADD5E0?

#ADD5E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADD5E0?

The RGB value is 173, 213, 224: 173 red, 213 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADD5E0?

The complementary color is #E0B8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADD5E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADD5E0 color

#ADD5E0 rgb(173, 213, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ADD5E0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 83.5% green and 87.8% blue (173, 213, 224).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 45% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#ADD5E0 color codes

HEX	`#ADD5E0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 213, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 83.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 45%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 23%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.83, -10.68, -9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.83, 14.46, 222.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.478, 61.853, 79.575)`
Decimal	`11392480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADD5E0, 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 #ADD5E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADD5E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #ADD5E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #add5e0; }
.text { color: #add5e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #add5e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 213 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #add5e0, #adbce0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ADD5E0?: #ADD5E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADD5E0?: The RGB value is 173, 213, 224: 173 red, 213 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADD5E0?: The complementary color is #E0B8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADD5E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.