What color is #ADE7DF?

#ADE7DF 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 #ADE7DF?

The RGB value is 173, 231, 223: 173 red, 231 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADE7DF?

The complementary color is #E7ADB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADE7DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADE7DF color

#ADE7DF rgb(173, 231, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ADE7DF is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 90.6% green and 87.5% blue (173, 231, 223).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 55% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cube (#AFE3D6), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#ADE7DF color codes

HEX	`#ADE7DF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 231, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 90.6%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 55%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 3%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.66, -19.99, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.66, 20.1, 185.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.125, 71.361, 80.457)`
Decimal	`11397087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADE7DF, 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 #ADE7DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADE7DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #ADE7DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ade7df; }
.text { color: #ade7df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ade7df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 231 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ade7df, #add2e7); }

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Questions

What color is #ADE7DF?: #ADE7DF 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 #ADE7DF?: The RGB value is 173, 231, 223: 173 red, 231 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADE7DF?: The complementary color is #E7ADB5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADE7DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.