What color is #ADE8BA?

#ADE8BA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADE8BA?

The RGB value is 173, 232, 186: 173 red, 232 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADE8BA?

The complementary color is #E8ADDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADE8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADE8BA color

#ADE8BA rgb(173, 232, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADE8BA is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 91% green and 72.9% blue (173, 232, 186).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#ADE8BA color codes

HEX	`#ADE8BA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 232, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 91%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 25%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.07, -27.72, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.07, 32.22, 149.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.95, 70.141, 57.088)`
Decimal	`11397306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADE8BA, 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 #ADE8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADE8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #ADE8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ade8ba; }
.text { color: #ade8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ade8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 232 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ade8ba, #ade8d8); }

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Questions

What color is #ADE8BA?: #ADE8BA is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADE8BA?: The RGB value is 173, 232, 186: 173 red, 232 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADE8BA?: The complementary color is #E8ADDB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADE8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.