#ADE4E9#ADE4E9
#ADE4E9 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.703; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.056 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADE4E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 228, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 26%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 2.1%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.12, -16.33, -8.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.12, 18.25, 206.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.28% -0.0519 -0.0222) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.28% 0.056 203.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.6804, 70.2515, 87.4903) |
| Luminance | 0.7025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 1.74
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 3.33
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 4.08
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 4.93
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.26
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADE4E9 #E9B2AD
analogous
#ADE9D0 #ADE4E9 #ADC6E9
triadic
#ADE4E9 #E9ADE4 #E4E9AD
tetradic
#ADE4E9 #D0ADE9 #E9B2AD #C6E9AD
square
#ADE4E9 #D0ADE9 #E9B2AD #C6E9AD
split-complementary
#ADE4E9 #E9ADC6 #E9D0AD
monochromatic
#4CC4CF #7DD4DC #ADE4E9 #DDF4F6 #E7F7F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#ADE4E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.05
#ADE4E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADE4E9
15.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADE4E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADE4E9 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.05 | 15.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCDFE9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1D7E9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99E8E5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ade4e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 228, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.056 203.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7ecf0',
500: '#ade4e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ade4e9; $custom-light: #c7ecf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ade4e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 228,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88276,
"c": 0.05648,
"h": 203.2
},
"luminance": 0.70254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADE4E9
secondary
#C57C76
accent
#2E20C5
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FDFE
border
#D2D5D6
text
#131616
muted
#828485