What color is #ADDCCF?

#ADDCCF 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 #ADDCCF?

The RGB value is 173, 220, 207: 173 red, 220 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADDCCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADDCCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADDCCF color

#ADDCCF rgb(173, 220, 207)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 86.3% green and 81.2% blue (173, 220, 207).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 40% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Bay (#B3E2D3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#ADDCCF color codes

HEX	`#ADDCCF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 220, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 86.3%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 40%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 21%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.26, -17.84, 1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.26, 17.89, 175.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.086, 64.574, 68.634)`
Decimal	`11394255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADDCCF, 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 #ADDCCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADDCCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #ADDCCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #addccf; }
.text { color: #addccf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #addccf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 220 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #addccf, #add2dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #ADDCCF?: #ADDCCF 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 #ADDCCF?: The RGB value is 173, 220, 207: 173 red, 220 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADDCCF?: The complementary color is #DCADBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADDCCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.