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#ade9c3 color: Glaucous Green

#ade9c3 is rgb(173, 233, 195) in RGB and oklch(88.293% 0.08043 156.557) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

88.3%
0.080
157°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.38:1Hard to read
Lc -21
Black text
15.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 85

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About #ade9c3

#ade9c3 is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 88.3% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.38:1 contrast and black text 15.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#b3e8c2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #ade9c3 mixed with white

  1. ade9c3
  2. b6ebc9
  3. beeecf
  4. c6f0d5
  5. cff2db
  6. d7f4e1
  7. dff6e7
  8. e7f9ed
  9. effbf3
  10. f7fdf9

Darker: #ade9c3 mixed with black

  1. ade9c3
  2. 96cba9
  3. 7fad90
  4. 6a9078
  5. 557460
  6. 415a4a
  7. 2d4134
  8. 1b2920
  9. 0b130e
  10. 010302

Calmer: #ade9c3 with less saturation

  1. ade9c3
  2. b2e7c5
  3. b7e6c7
  4. bbe4ca
  5. c0e3cc
  6. c4e1ce
  7. c8dfd0
  8. ccded2
  9. d0dcd4
  10. d4dad6

Questions about #ade9c3

What color is #ade9c3?

#ade9c3 is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Glaucous Green. In RGB it is rgb(173, 233, 195), in HSL hsl(142, 57.69%, 79.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(88.293% 0.08043 156.557).

What colors go well with #ade9c3?

The complementary color of #ade9c3 is #fcc5ec. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cbe3a9 and #99eae1. The triadic partners are #cad5ff and #ffc6b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ade9c3?

Black text reads better on #ade9c3: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.38:1 and black gives 15.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ade9c3 a warm or cool color?

#ade9c3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 88.3% and its chroma 0.08.