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#ADD8BC

#add8bc ≈ Seafoam Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#add8bc is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 84.71% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 19.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 12.96% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 140.93°, with 35.54% saturation and 76.27% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Seafoam Green (#9fe2bf), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.6163

Complementary

  1. #add8bc
  2. #d8adc9

Split complementary

  1. #add8bc
  2. #d1add8
  3. #d8adb3

Analogous

  1. #b3d8ad
  2. #add8bc
  3. #add8d1

Triadic

  1. #add8bc
  2. #bcadd8
  3. #d8bcad

Tetradic

  1. #add8bc
  2. #adc9d8
  3. #d8adc9
  4. #d8bcad

Square

  1. #add8bc
  2. #adb3d8
  3. #d8adc9
  4. #d8d1ad

Monochromatic

  1. #4ca069
  2. #79bf92
  3. #add8bc
  4. #e1f1e6
  5. #f1f8f4

Shades

#add8bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #add8bc
  2. #9cc2a9
  3. #8aad96
  4. #799784
  5. #688271
  6. #576c5e
  7. #45564b
  8. #344138
  9. #232b26
  10. #111613
  11. #000000

Tints

#add8bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #add8bc
  2. #b5dcc3
  3. #bde0c9
  4. #c6e4d0
  5. #cee8d7
  6. #d6ecde
  7. #deefe4
  8. #e6f3eb
  9. #eff7f2
  10. #f7fbf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#add8bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #add8bc
  2. #a9cfb6
  3. #a4c6b0
  4. #a0beaa
  5. #9bb5a4
  6. #97ac9e
  7. #92a398
  8. #8e9a92
  9. #89928c
  10. #858986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2d2c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8d1bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ccbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6d7d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8d4bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3d1bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9d7c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-add8bc {
  color: #add8bc;
}
Background
.bg-add8bc {
  background-color: #add8bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-add8bc {
  border: 2px solid #add8bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #add8bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 216 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 141 36% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-add8bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #add8bc, #add8d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-add8bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 216 188 / 0.35);
}

#9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 4.65 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 6.04 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 6.52 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.53 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.11 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.40 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 9.77 #522743 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Seafoam Green
#add8bc  rgb(173, 216, 188)  hsl(141, 36%, 76%)  Seafoam Green
#d8adc9  rgb(216, 173, 201)  hsl(321, 36%, 76%)  Lilac
#bcadd8  rgb(188, 173, 216)  hsl(261, 36%, 76%)  Wisteria
#d8bcad  rgb(216, 188, 173)  hsl(21, 36%, 76%)  Zinnwaldite