#ADE4E4#ADE4E4
#ADE4E4 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.700; OKLCH L 88.1% C 0.056 H 196.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADE4E4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 228, 228) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 50%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 24%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.1%, 0%, 0%, 10.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.98, -17.42, -5.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.98, 18.34, 198.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.12% -0.0539 -0.0156) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.12% 0.056 196.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.9762, 69.9699, 83.7818) |
| Luminance | 0.6997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 2.41
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 3.26
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 5.12
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.45
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.58
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADE4E4 #E4ADAD
analogous
#ADE4C8 #ADE4E4 #ADC8E4
triadic
#ADE4E4 #E4ADE4 #E4E4AD
tetradic
#ADE4E4 #C8ADE4 #E4ADAD #C8E4AD
square
#ADE4E4 #C8ADE4 #E4ADAD #C8E4AD
split-complementary
#ADE4E4 #E4ADC8 #E4C8AD
monochromatic
#51C6C6 #7FD5D5 #ADE4E4 #DBF3F3 #E8F7F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#ADE4E4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#ADE4E4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADE4E4
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADE4E4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADE4E4 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDDFE4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2D6E5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9BE8E4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ade4e4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 228, 228); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.1% 0.056 196.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6ecec',
500: '#ade4e4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ade4e4; $custom-light: #c6ecec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ade4e4",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 228,
"b": 228
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 50.459,
"l": 78.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88121,
"c": 0.0561,
"h": 196.2
},
"luminance": 0.69972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADE4E4
secondary
#BE7777
accent
#2828BE
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FDFD
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131616
muted
#828484