Palettes / Colors / #ADDEEB

#ADDEEB — Light Teal

#ADDEEB is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #ADDEEB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ADDEEB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EBBAAD; it also sits naturally between #ADEBD9 and #ADBFEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 92%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADDEEB

.text { color: #ADDEEB; }
.background { background-color: #ADDEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADDEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 222, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADDEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 222, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADDEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 222, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADDEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADDEEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBBAAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADDEEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADDEEB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ADDEEB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADDEEB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADDEEB?

#ADDEEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 222, 235). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADDEEB?

#ADDEEB is RGB 173, 222, 235 — HSL 193°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #ADDEEB?

Its complement is #EBBAAD; analogous partners are #ADEBD9 and #ADBFEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADDEEB for text?

Black text on #ADDEEB has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.