What color is #ADFDF4?

#ADFDF4 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADFDF4?

The RGB value is 173, 253, 244: 173 red, 253 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADFDF4?

The complementary color is #FDADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADFDF4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADFDF4 color

#ADFDF4 rgb(173, 253, 244)

Shades of teal

The hex color #ADFDF4 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 99.2% green and 95.7% blue (173, 253, 244).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 95% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.13:1).

#ADFDF4 color codes

HEX	`#ADFDF4`
RGB	`rgb(173, 253, 244)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 99.2%, 95.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 95%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 32%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 4%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.17, -26.18, -3.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.17, 26.41, 187.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.682, 85.663, 98.486)`
Decimal	`11402740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADFDF4, 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 #ADFDF4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADFDF4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.13:1	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 #ADFDF4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adfdf4; }
.text { color: #adfdf4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adfdf4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 253 244 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adfdf4, #addefd); }

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Questions

What color is #ADFDF4?: #ADFDF4 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADFDF4?: The RGB value is 173, 253, 244: 173 red, 253 green and 244 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADFDF4?: The complementary color is #FDADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADFDF4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.13:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.