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#ADFFF8 Color

#ADFFF8 is rgb(173, 255, 248) in RGB, hsl(175, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADFFF8
HEX#ADFFF8
RGBrgb(173, 255, 248)
HSLhsl(175, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(175, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.08 189.1)
LABlab(94.60% -27.00 -5.03)
LCHlch(94.60% 27.47 190.54)

What #ADFFF8 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 #ADFFF8, 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.

#ADFFF8 Channel Values

How #ADFFF8 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 255 · B 2488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 175° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 175° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADFFF8 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ADFFF8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ADFFF8; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #ADFFF8

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 #ADFFF8.

How #ADFFF8 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#ADFFF8
Protanopia#F4F4F8
Protanomaly#DBF8F8
Deuteranopia#E8E8FA
Deuteranomaly#D3F2F9
Tritanopia#AEFEFE
Tritanomaly#AEFEFC
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADFFF8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adfff8: #ADFFF8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADFFF8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adfff8': '#ADFFF8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 1.000, blue: 0.973)
Android XML<color name="color_adfff8">#ADFFF8</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADFFF8"

More Teal Colors

#ADFFF8 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ADFFF8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADFFF8?

#ADFFF8 is a lightest teal — rgb(173, 255, 248) in RGB and hsl(175, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.94.

What is the RGB value of #ADFFF8?

#ADFFF8 is rgb(173, 255, 248) — red 173, green 255, and blue 248 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADFFF8?

#ADFFF8 converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADFFF8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADFFF8 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADFFF8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADFFF8 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 8.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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