What color is #ADE4DB?

#ADE4DB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADE4DB?

The RGB value is 173, 228, 219: 173 red, 228 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADE4DB?

The complementary color is #E4ADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADE4DB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADE4DB color

#ADE4DB rgb(173, 228, 219)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ADE4DB is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 89.4% green and 85.9% blue (173, 228, 219).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 50% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cube (#AFE3D6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.9:1).

#ADE4DB color codes

HEX	`#ADE4DB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 228, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 89.4%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 50%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 24%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 4%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.74, -19.35, -1.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.74, 19.39, 183.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.759, 69.483, 77.372)`
Decimal	`11396315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADE4DB, 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 #ADE4DB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADE4DB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.9:1	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 #ADE4DB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ade4db; }
.text { color: #ade4db; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ade4db; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 228 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ade4db, #add2e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #ADE4DB?: #ADE4DB is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADE4DB?: The RGB value is 173, 228, 219: 173 red, 228 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADE4DB?: The complementary color is #E4ADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADE4DB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.9:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.