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#ADDBCD Color

#ADDBCD is rgb(173, 219, 205) in RGB, hsl(162, 39%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADDBCD
HEX#ADDBCD
RGBrgb(173, 219, 205)
HSLhsl(162, 39%, 77%)
HSVhsv(162, 21%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.052 174.5)
LABlab(83.85% -17.66 1.73)
LCHlch(83.85% 17.74 174.40)

What #ADDBCD 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 #ADDBCD, 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.

#ADDBCD Channel Values

How #ADDBCD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 39% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 21% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.52:1 vs white · 13.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADDBCD 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 text1.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ADDBCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADDBCD; 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 #ADDBCD

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 #ADDBCD.

How #ADDBCD 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#ADDBCD
Protanopia#D4D4CD
Protanomaly#C6D7CD
Deuteranopia#CDCDCE
Deuteranomaly#C1D3CE
Tritanopia#AFD9D9
Tritanomaly#AEDAD4
Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADDBCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-addbcd: #ADDBCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADDBCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-addbcd': '#ADDBCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.859, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_addbcd">#ADDBCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADDBCD"

More Green Colors

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

#ADDBCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADDBCD?

#ADDBCD is a light green — rgb(173, 219, 205) in RGB and hsl(162, 39%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Robin Egg Blue (#96DED1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #ADDBCD?

#ADDBCD is rgb(173, 219, 205) — red 173, green 219, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADDBCD?

#ADDBCD converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 6%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADDBCD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADDBCD scores 1.52:1 against white and 13.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADDBCD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADDBCD 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 10.58, which is visibly different.

Open #ADDBCD in a Tool

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