#ADE9EB Color

#ADE9EB is rgb(173, 233, 235) in RGB, hsl(182, 61%, 80%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADE9EB

HEX#ADE9EB

RGBrgb(173, 233, 235)

HSLhsl(182, 61%, 80%)

HSVhsv(182, 26%, 92%)

CMYKcmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 8%)

OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.061 198.7)

LABlab(88.33% -19.32 -7.47)

LCHlch(88.33% 20.71 201.14)

What #ADE9EB 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 #ADE9EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 2.07 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 4.94 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 6.63 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 6.68 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 8.24 Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 8.42

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#ADE9EB Channel Values

How #ADE9EB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 233 · B 235	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 182° · S 61% · L 80%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 182° · S 26% · V 92%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 26% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 8%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.34:1 vs white · 15.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADE9EB 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADE9EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADE9EB; 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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Tints & Shades of #ADE9EB

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

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How #ADE9EB 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#ADE9EB

Protanopia#E0E0EB

Protanomaly#CEE4EB

Deuteranopia#D8D8EC

Deuteranomaly#C8DFEC

Tritanopia#ADE9E9

Tritanomaly#ADE9EA

Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

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Using #ADE9EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ade9eb: #ADE9EB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADE9EB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ade9eb': '#ADE9EB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.914, blue: 0.922)

Android XML<color name="color_ade9eb">#ADE9EB</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADE9EB"

More Teal Colors

#ADE9EB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#ADE9EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADE9EB?

#ADE9EB is a lightest teal — rgb(173, 233, 235) in RGB and hsl(182, 61%, 80%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Blue (#AFEEEE), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.07.

What is the RGB value of #ADE9EB?

#ADE9EB is rgb(173, 233, 235) — red 173, green 233, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADE9EB?

#ADE9EB converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 1%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADE9EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADE9EB scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADE9EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADE9EB 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 2.07, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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