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#ADE9B2

#ade9b2 ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ade9b2 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 91.37% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.75% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.61% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 125°, with 57.69% saturation and 79.61% 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 15.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 2.04.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7038

Complementary

  1. #ade9b2
  2. #e9ade4

Split complementary

  1. #ade9b2
  2. #d0ade9
  3. #e9adc6

Analogous

  1. #c6e9ad
  2. #ade9b2
  3. #ade9d0

Triadic

  1. #ade9b2
  2. #b2ade9
  3. #e9b2ad

Tetradic

  1. #ade9b2
  2. #ade4e9
  3. #e9ade4
  4. #e9b2ad

Square

  1. #ade9b2
  2. #adc6e9
  3. #e9ade4
  4. #e9d0ad

Monochromatic

  1. #36c742
  2. #71d979
  3. #ade9b2
  4. #e9f9eb
  5. #effbf0

Shades

#ade9b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ade9b2
  2. #9cd2a0
  3. #8aba8e
  4. #79a37d
  5. #688c6b
  6. #577559
  7. #455d47
  8. #344635
  9. #232f24
  10. #111712
  11. #000000

Tints

#ade9b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ade9b2
  2. #b5ebba
  3. #bdedc1
  4. #c6f0c9
  5. #cef2d1
  6. #d6f4d9
  7. #def6e0
  8. #e6f8e8
  9. #effbf0
  10. #f7fdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ade9b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ade9b2
  2. #a9dfad
  3. #a4d4a8
  4. #a0caa3
  5. #9bbf9e
  6. #97b599
  7. #92aa94
  8. #8ea08f
  9. #89958a
  10. #858b85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cae0cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebdeaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d8b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6e6da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5e3b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cedfb4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a9e7cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ade9b2 {
  color: #ade9b2;
}
Background
.bg-ade9b2 {
  background-color: #ade9b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ade9b2 {
  border: 2px solid #ade9b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ade9b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 233 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 125 58% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ade9b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ade9b2, #ade9d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ade9b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 233 178 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 2.04 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 3.21 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 5.80 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.93 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.20 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 7.50 #98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 8.45 #52164d Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Celadon
#ade9b2  rgb(173, 233, 178)  hsl(125, 58%, 80%)  Celadon
#e9ade4  rgb(233, 173, 228)  hsl(305, 58%, 80%)  Plum
#b2ade9  rgb(178, 173, 233)  hsl(245, 58%, 80%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#e9b2ad  rgb(233, 178, 173)  hsl(5, 58%, 80%)  Pastel Pink