What color is #ADD8BA?

#ADD8BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADD8BA?

The RGB value is 173, 216, 186: 173 red, 216 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADD8BA?

The complementary color is #D8ADCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADD8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADD8BA color

#ADD8BA rgb(173, 216, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADD8BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 84.7% green and 72.9% blue (173, 216, 186).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 36% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#ADD8BA color codes

HEX	`#ADD8BA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 216, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 84.7%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 36%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.67, -19.92, 10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.67, 22.39, 152.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.65, 61.54, 55.655)`
Decimal	`11393210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADD8BA, 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 #ADD8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADD8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #ADD8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #add8ba; }
.text { color: #add8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #add8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 216 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #add8ba, #add8cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ADD8BA?: #ADD8BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADD8BA?: The RGB value is 173, 216, 186: 173 red, 216 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADD8BA?: The complementary color is #D8ADCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADD8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.