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#ADE5FB Color

#ADE5FB is rgb(173, 229, 251) in RGB, hsl(197, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.33. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADE5FB
HEX#ADE5FB
RGBrgb(173, 229, 251)
HSLhsl(197, 91%, 83%)
HSVhsv(197, 31%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.065 224.1)
LABlab(87.64% -14.70 -16.82)
LCHlch(87.64% 22.34 228.86)

What #ADE5FB 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 #ADE5FB, 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.

#ADE5FB Channel Values

How #ADE5FB 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 229 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 91% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 31% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 31% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADE5FB 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADE5FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADE5FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #ADE5FB

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #ADE5FB.

How #ADE5FB 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#ADE5FB
Protanopia#DDDDFB
Protanomaly#CBE0FB
Deuteranopia#D5D5FC
Deuteranomaly#C6DBFC
Tritanopia#A9E8E8
Tritanomaly#AAE7F0
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADE5FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ade5fb: #ADE5FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADE5FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ade5fb': '#ADE5FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.898, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_ade5fb">#ADE5FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADE5FB"

More Teal Colors

#ADE5FB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADE5FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADE5FB?

#ADE5FB is a lightest teal — rgb(173, 229, 251) in RGB and hsl(197, 91%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.33.

What is the RGB value of #ADE5FB?

#ADE5FB is rgb(173, 229, 251) — red 173, green 229, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADE5FB?

#ADE5FB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADE5FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADE5FB scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADE5FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADE5FB 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 6.91, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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