What color is #ADD9C4?

#ADD9C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADD9C4?

The RGB value is 173, 217, 196: 173 red, 217 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADD9C4?

The complementary color is #D9ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADD9C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADD9C4 color

#ADD9C4 rgb(173, 217, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADD9C4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 85.1% green and 76.9% blue (173, 217, 196).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#ADD9C4 color codes

HEX	`#ADD9C4`
RGB	`rgb(173, 217, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 85.1%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 20%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.18, -18.52, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.18, 19.36, 163.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.007, 62.494, 61.536)`
Decimal	`11393476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADD9C4, 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 #ADD9C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADD9C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #ADD9C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #add9c4; }
.text { color: #add9c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #add9c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 217 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #add9c4, #add8d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #ADD9C4?: #ADD9C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADD9C4?: The RGB value is 173, 217, 196: 173 red, 217 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADD9C4?: The complementary color is #D9ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADD9C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.