#ADEBFB Color

#ADEBFB is rgb(173, 235, 251) in RGB, hsl(192, 91%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(31%, 6%, 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 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADEBFB

HEX#ADEBFB

RGBrgb(173, 235, 251)

HSLhsl(192, 91%, 83%)

HSVhsv(192, 31%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(90.4% 0.066 215.4)

LABlab(89.25% -17.49 -14.43)

LCHlch(89.25% 22.67 219.52)

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

Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 4.87 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 7.36 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 7.53 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 8.15 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.18 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 8.26

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

#ADEBFB Channel Values

How #ADEBFB 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 235 · B 251	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 192° · S 91% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 192° · S 31% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 31% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.31:1 vs white · 16.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADEBFB 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADEBFB

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

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 #ADEBFB.

How #ADEBFB 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#ADEBFB

Protanopia#E2E2FB

Protanomaly#CFE6FB

Deuteranopia#D9D9FC

Deuteranomaly#C9E0FC

Tritanopia#AAEDED

Tritanomaly#ABECF3

Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADEBFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adebfb: #ADEBFB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADEBFB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adebfb': '#ADEBFB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.922, blue: 0.984)

Android XML<color name="color_adebfb">#ADEBFB</color>

SVG fillfill="#ADEBFB"

More Teal Colors

#ADEBFB 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

#ADEBFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADEBFB?

#ADEBFB is a lightest teal — rgb(173, 235, 251) in RGB and hsl(192, 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 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #ADEBFB?

#ADEBFB is rgb(173, 235, 251) — red 173, green 235, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADEBFB?

#ADEBFB converts to approximately cmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADEBFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADEBFB scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADEBFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADEBFB 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 7.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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