#ADE2E2#ADE2E2
#ADE2E2 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.688; OKLCH L 87.6% C 0.054 H 196.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADE2E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 226, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 48%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 23%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.5%, 0%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.39, -16.86, -5.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.39, 17.74, 198.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.63% -0.0521 -0.0151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.63% 0.054 196.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.1532, 68.7654, 82.1457) |
| Luminance | 0.6877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 2.94
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 2.99
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 5.40
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.80
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.96
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADE2E2 #E2ADAD
analogous
#ADE2C7 #ADE2E2 #ADC7E2
triadic
#ADE2E2 #E2ADE2 #E2E2AD
tetradic
#ADE2E2 #C7ADE2 #E2ADAD #C7E2AD
square
#ADE2E2 #C7ADE2 #E2ADAD #C7E2AD
split-complementary
#ADE2E2 #E2ADC7 #E2C7AD
monochromatic
#53C2C2 #80D2D2 #ADE2E2 #DAF2F2 #E8F7F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.42
#ADE2E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.75
#ADE2E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADE2E2
14.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADE2E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADE2E2 | 1.00 | 1.42 | 14.75 | 14.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBDDE2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1D5E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CE5E2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ade2e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 226, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.6% 0.054 196.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6ebeb',
500: '#ade2e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ade2e2; $custom-light: #c6ebeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ade2e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 226,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 47.748,
"l": 78.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8763,
"c": 0.05428,
"h": 196.2
},
"luminance": 0.68768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADE2E2
secondary
#BB7878
accent
#2A2ABB
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FDFD
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131616
muted
#828484