What color is #ADDED8?

#ADDED8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADDED8?

The RGB value is 173, 222, 216: 173 red, 222 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADDED8?

The complementary color is #DEADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADDED8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADDED8 color

#ADDED8 rgb(173, 222, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ADDED8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 87.1% green and 84.7% blue (173, 222, 216).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#ADDED8 color codes

HEX	`#ADDED8`
RGB	`rgb(173, 222, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 87.1%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 22%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.04, -16.98, -2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.04, 17.13, 187.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.746, 66.082, 74.77)`
Decimal	`11394776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADDED8, 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 #ADDED8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADDED8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #ADDED8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #added8; }
.text { color: #added8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #added8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 222 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #added8, #adccde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #ADDED8?: #ADDED8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADDED8?: The RGB value is 173, 222, 216: 173 red, 222 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADDED8?: The complementary color is #DEADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADDED8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.