Palettes / Colors / #ADE5EA

#ADE5EA — Light Teal

#ADE5EA 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 #ADE5EA 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.

#ADE5EA 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 #EAB3AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEAD1 and #AEC7EA. 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 90% · Blue 92%

Cyan 26% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADE5EA

.text { color: #ADE5EA; }
.background { background-color: #ADE5EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADE5EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 229, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(185, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADE5EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 229, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADE5EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 229, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADE5EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADE5EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAB3AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADE5EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADE5EA

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 #ADE5EA 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 #ADE5EA 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

← #ADE5E9  ·  #ADE5EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADE5EA?

#ADE5EA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 229, 234). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADE5EA?

#ADE5EA is RGB 173, 229, 234 — HSL 185°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 2%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #ADE5EA?

Its complement is #EAB3AE; analogous partners are #AEEAD1 and #AEC7EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADE5EA for text?

Black text on #ADE5EA has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.