What color is #ADDEB4?

#ADDEB4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADDEB4?

The RGB value is 173, 222, 180: 173 red, 222 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADDEB4?

The complementary color is #DEADD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADDEB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADDEB4 color

#ADDEB4 rgb(173, 222, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADDEB4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 87.1% green and 70.6% blue (173, 222, 180).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.88:1).

#ADDEB4 color codes

HEX	`#ADDEB4`
RGB	`rgb(173, 222, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 87.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.18, -23.97, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.18, 28.55, 147.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.591, 64.42, 52.887)`
Decimal	`11394740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADDEB4, 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 #ADDEB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADDEB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.88:1	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 #ADDEB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #addeb4; }
.text { color: #addeb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #addeb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 222 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #addeb4, #addecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADDEB4?: #ADDEB4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADDEB4?: The RGB value is 173, 222, 180: 173 red, 222 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADDEB4?: The complementary color is #DEADD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADDEB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.88:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.