What color is #ADDBCA?

#ADDBCA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADDBCA?

The RGB value is 173, 219, 202: 173 red, 219 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADDBCA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADDBCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADDBCA color

#ADDBCA rgb(173, 219, 202)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 85.9% green and 79.2% blue (173, 219, 202).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 39% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Bay (#B3E2D3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#ADDBCA color codes

HEX	`#ADDBCA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 219, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 85.9%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 39%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.87, -18.34, 3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.87, 18.66, 169.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.223, 63.81, 65.378)`
Decimal	`11393994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADDBCA, 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 #ADDBCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADDBCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	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 #ADDBCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #addbca; }
.text { color: #addbca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #addbca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 219 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #addbca, #add5db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #ADDBCA?: #ADDBCA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADDBCA?: The RGB value is 173, 219, 202: 173 red, 219 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADDBCA?: The complementary color is #DBADBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADDBCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.76:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.