Palettes / Colors / #ADECEA
#ADECEA — Light Teal
#ADECEA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #ADECEA 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.
#ADECEA 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 #ECACAE; it also sits naturally between #ACECCA and #ACCEEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ADECEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 173, 236, 234 |
| HSL | 178°, 62%, 80% |
| HSV | 178°, 27%, 93% |
| CMYK | 27%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 62.08, 74.82, 89.01 |
| Yxy | 74.82, 0.2748, 0.3312 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.31, -20.09, -5.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.50, -18.93, -5.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ADECEA
.text { color: #ADECEA; }
.background { background-color: #ADECEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADECEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 236, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 62%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADECEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 236, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADECEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 236, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ADECEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADECEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ADECEA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECACAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.96:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ADECEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADECEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ADECEA: ·
How #ADECEA 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 #ADECEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ADECEA?
#ADECEA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 173, 236, 234). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ADECEA?
#ADECEA is RGB 173, 236, 234 — HSL 178°, 62%, 80% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #ADECEA?
Its complement is #ECACAE; analogous partners are #ACECCA and #ACCEEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ADECEA for text?
Black text on #ADECEA has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.