What color is #ADEAC0?

#ADEAC0 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 #ADEAC0?

The RGB value is 173, 234, 192: 173 red, 234 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADEAC0?

The complementary color is #EAADD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADEAC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADEAC0 color

#ADEAC0 rgb(173, 234, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADEAC0 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 91.8% green and 75.3% blue (173, 234, 192).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 59% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#ADEAC0 color codes

HEX	`#ADEAC0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 234, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 91.8%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 59%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 26%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 18%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.74, -27.59, 14.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.74, 31.05, 152.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.168, 71.533, 60.707)`
Decimal	`11397824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADEAC0, 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 #ADEAC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADEAC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #ADEAC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adeac0; }
.text { color: #adeac0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adeac0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 234 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adeac0, #adeadf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADEAC0?: #ADEAC0 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 #ADEAC0?: The RGB value is 173, 234, 192: 173 red, 234 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADEAC0?: The complementary color is #EAADD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADEAC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.