Palettes / Colors / #ADEBEB

#ADEBEB — Light Teal

#ADEBEB is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.

#ADEBEB 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 #EBADAD; it also sits naturally between #ADEBCC and #ADCCEB. 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 92% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADEBEB

.text { color: #ADEBEB; }
.background { background-color: #ADEBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADEBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 235, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 61%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADEBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 235, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADEBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 235, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ADEBEB

Tints of #ADEBEB

Tones of #ADEBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBADAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADEBEB: #000000.

How #ADEBEB 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 #ADEBEB 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

← #ADEBEA  ·  #ADEBEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADEBEB?

#ADEBEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 235, 235). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADEBEB?

#ADEBEB is RGB 173, 235, 235 — HSL 180°, 61%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 0%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #ADEBEB?

Its complement is #EBADAD; analogous partners are #ADEBCC and #ADCCEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADEBEB for text?

Black text on #ADEBEB has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.