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#ADE2EA closest to Opal

#ADE2EA is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Opal. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 88.6% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(173, 226, 234)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 59% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #ADE2EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.84:1.

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Variations of #ADE2EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ADE2EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ADE2EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADE2EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CED5EA
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9DEEB
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CEDEEB
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CED5EA
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6DAEA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #99E7E4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A5E4E7
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFDBDD

#ADE2EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.41:1 Very poor#ADE2EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.84:1 Super#ADE2EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADE2EA in CSS

/* Opal */
.color { color: #ADE2EA; }
.background { background-color: #ADE2EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADE2EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 226 234);
color: hsl(188 59% 80%);
color: oklch(0.879 0.055 207.7);

#ADE2EA FAQ

What color is #ADE2EA?

#ADE2EA is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Opal. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #ADE2EA?

#ADE2EA is rgb(173, 226, 234) in RGB, hsl(188, 59%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 3%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADE2EA?

The complementary color of #ADE2EA is #EAB5AD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADE2EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADE2EA: 14.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADE2EA a warm or cool color?

#ADE2EA is a cool color.