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#ade0cf

a light, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Pale Turquoise

RGB
173, 224, 207
HSL
160°, 45%, 78%
CMYK
23, 0, 8, 12
Luminance
0.6670

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #ade0cf is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#ade0cf
Hue
160°
cyan
Saturation
45%
vivid
Lightness
78%
light
Brightness
88%
HSV value
Perceived
82%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6670
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
79/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
14.34:1
Closest name
Pale Turquoise
ΔE2000 7.5
Where it sits
Hue160° of 360°
Saturation45%
Lightness78%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool79% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#ade0cf
RGBrgb(173, 224, 207)
HSLhsl(160, 45%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 12%)
LABlab(85.3 -19.8 3.0)
LCHlch(85.3 20.1 171.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.866 0.058 172.5)
Decimal11395279
Display P3color(display-p3 0.678 0.878 0.812)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #ade0cf;
background-color: #ade0cf;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#ade0cf] bg-[#ade0cf]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #ade0cf;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.678, green: 0.878, blue: 0.812)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#ade0cf")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFADE0CF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(207, 224, 173)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #ade0cf · 14.34:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.46:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.34:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #ade0cf as text scores 1.46:1 on white and 14.34:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#ade0cf on white: 1.46:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#ade0cf on black: 14.34:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DDD9CE
deuteranopia · #D3D2D0
tritanopia · #A1E1DB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #ade0cf is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F5FAF8
#EAF5F1
#D1EBE2
#ade0cf
#85D1B8
#5CC1A0
#43B28D
#389475
#2D765E
#245746
#16362C
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F5FAF8Darkest = 950 · #16362C
:root {
  --brand-50: #F5FAF8;
  --brand-100: #EAF5F1;
  --brand-200: #D1EBE2;
  --brand-300: #ade0cf;
  --brand-400: #85D1B8;
  --brand-500: #5CC1A0;
  --brand-600: #43B28D;
  --brand-700: #389475;
  --brand-800: #2D765E;
  --brand-900: #245746;
  --brand-950: #16362C;
  --brand: #ade0cf;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #ade0cf

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAF8
Tinted page background
Border#C4E9DC
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B80
Captions on the surface
Accent#98346E
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#235D49
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#ECF8F4
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241F
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #ade0cf

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#E0ADBE
Analogous left#ADE0B5
Analogous right#ADD7E0
Split-complement 1#E0ADD7
Split-complement 2#E0B5AD
Triadic 1#CFADE0
Triadic 2#E0CFAD
Tetradic#B5ADE0

RGB percentages

Red67.8%
Green87.8%
Blue81.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan22.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow7.6%
Key (black)12.2%

Color previews

#ade0cf text on a black background

contrast 14.34:1

Card sample

#ade0cf text on a white background

contrast 1.46:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #ade0cf;
Background color
Panel with #ade0cf background
background-color: #ade0cf;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #ade0cf;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(173, 224, 207, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(173, 224, 207, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #ade0cf;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade0cf, #ADCFE0);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #ade0cf

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#ade0cf in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#ade0cf, answered

What color is #ade0cf?

#ade0cf is a light vivid cyan, closest to Pale Turquoise (ΔE2000 7.5). It sits at 160° on the hue wheel with 45% saturation and 78% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #ade0cf?

rgb(173, 224, 207) — 173 red, 224 green and 207 blue out of 255, or 67.8% / 87.8% / 81.2% by channel.

Is #ade0cf a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6670 and perceived brightness is 82%, so black text on it reaches 14.34:1.

Should I use black or white text on #ade0cf?

Black. It scores 14.34:1 against #ade0cf, versus 1.46:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #ade0cf?

#E0ADBE sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #E0ADD7 and #E0B5AD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #ade0cf?

For interface work: #F4FAF8 as the surface, #C4E9DC for borders, #4B9B80 for secondary text, #98346E as an accent and #235D49 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #ADE0B5 and #ADD7E0 stays calm, while #E0ADBE is the loudest partner.

What is #ade0cf in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(23%, 0%, 8%, 12%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #ade0cf warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 79 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #ADE0BC; nudged cooler, #ACDFE1.

Work with #ade0cf in the Color Lab