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#ADDBBB Color

#ADDBBB is rgb(173, 219, 187) in RGB, hsl(138, 39%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADDBBB
HEX#ADDBBB
RGBrgb(173, 219, 187)
HSLhsl(138, 39%, 77%)
HSVhsv(138, 21%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85% 0.065 154.5)
LABlab(83.49% -20.27 10.66)
LCHlch(83.49% 22.90 152.26)

What #ADDBBB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #ADDBBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ADDBBB Channel Values

How #ADDBBB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 219 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 39% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 21% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.54:1 vs white · 13.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADDBBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ADDBBB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ADDBBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADDBBB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #ADDBBB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADDBBB.

How #ADDBBB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#ADDBBB
Protanopia#D4D4BB
Protanomaly#C6D7BB
Deuteranopia#CDCDBC
Deuteranomaly#C1D3BC
Tritanopia#B2D7D7
Tritanomaly#B0D9CD
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADDBBB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-addbbb: #ADDBBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADDBBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-addbbb': '#ADDBBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.859, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_addbbb">#ADDBBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADDBBB"

More Green Colors

#ADDBBB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADDBBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADDBBB?

#ADDBBB is a light green — rgb(173, 219, 187) in RGB and hsl(138, 39%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #ADDBBB?

#ADDBBB is rgb(173, 219, 187) — red 173, green 219, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADDBBB?

#ADDBBB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 15%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADDBBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADDBBB scores 1.54:1 against white and 13.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADDBBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADDBBB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.58, which is visibly different.

Open #ADDBBB in a Tool

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