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#ADFFFC Color

#ADFFFC is rgb(173, 255, 252) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 1%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ADFFFC
HEX#ADFFFC
RGBrgb(173, 255, 252)
HSLhsl(178, 100%, 84%)
HSVhsv(178, 32%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 1%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.7% 0.08 193)
LABlab(94.69% -26.33 -6.94)
LCHlch(94.69% 27.23 194.77)

What #ADFFFC 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 #ADFFFC, 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.

#ADFFFC Channel Values

How #ADFFFC 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 2528-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 100% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 32% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ADFFFC 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 text18.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #ADFFFC

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

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 #ADFFFC.

How #ADFFFC 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#ADFFFC
Protanopia#F4F4FC
Protanomaly#DBF8FC
Deuteranopia#E8E8FE
Deuteranomaly#D3F2FD
Tritanopia#AEFFFF
Tritanomaly#ADFFFE
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ADFFFC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-adfffc: #ADFFFC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ADFFFC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-adfffc': '#ADFFFC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 1.000, blue: 0.988)
Android XML<color name="color_adfffc">#ADFFFC</color>
SVG fillfill="#ADFFFC"

More Teal Colors

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

#ADFFFC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ADFFFC?

#ADFFFC is a lightest teal — rgb(173, 255, 252) in RGB and hsl(178, 100%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #ADFFFC?

#ADFFFC is rgb(173, 255, 252) — red 173, green 255, and blue 252 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ADFFFC?

#ADFFFC converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 1%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ADFFFC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ADFFFC scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ADFFFC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ADFFFC 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 7.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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