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#ADDCEB Color

#ADDCEB is rgb(173, 220, 235) in RGB, hsl(195, 61%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADDCEB
HEX#ADDCEB
RGBrgb(173, 220, 235)
HSLhsl(195, 61%, 80%)
HSVhsv(195, 26%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.053 219.3)
LABlab(84.81% -13.27 -12.64)
LCHlch(84.81% 18.32 223.61)

What #ADDCEB 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 #ADDCEB, 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 teal in the library.

#ADDCEB Channel Values

How #ADDCEB 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 220 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 195° · S 61% · L 80%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 195° · S 26% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADDCEB 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ADDCEB

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

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 #ADDCEB.

How #ADDCEB 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#ADDCEB
Protanopia#D5D5EB
Protanomaly#C6D8EB
Deuteranopia#CECEEC
Deuteranomaly#C2D4EC
Tritanopia#AADEDE
Tritanomaly#ABDDE3
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADDCEB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-addceb: #ADDCEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADDCEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-addceb': '#ADDCEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.863, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_addceb">#ADDCEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADDCEB"

More Teal Colors

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

#ADDCEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADDCEB?

#ADDCEB is a lightest teal — rgb(173, 220, 235) in RGB and hsl(195, 61%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.81.

What is the RGB value of #ADDCEB?

#ADDCEB is rgb(173, 220, 235) — red 173, green 220, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADDCEB?

#ADDCEB converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADDCEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADDCEB scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADDCEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADDCEB 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 1.81, which is below the threshold most people can see.

Open #ADDCEB in a Tool

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