What color is #ADDEBF?

#ADDEBF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADDEBF?

The RGB value is 173, 222, 191: 173 red, 222 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADDEBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADDEBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADDEBF color

#ADDEBF rgb(173, 222, 191)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 87.1% green and 74.9% blue (173, 222, 191).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

#ADDEBF color codes

HEX	`#ADDEBF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 222, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 87.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 14%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.43, -21.96, 10.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.43, 24.16, 155.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.756, 64.887, 59.025)`
Decimal	`11394751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADDEBF, 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 #ADDEBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADDEBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #ADDEBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #addebf; }
.text { color: #addebf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #addebf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 222 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #addebf, #added8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #ADDEBF?: #ADDEBF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADDEBF?: The RGB value is 173, 222, 191: 173 red, 222 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADDEBF?: The complementary color is #DEADCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADDEBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.