Close to Pale Turquoise

#ADEBEC

#ADEBEC is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Pale Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 92.2% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 181°, with 62% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADEBEC as they’d see it.

Typical vision#ADEBEC
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #ADEBEC

What color is #ADEBEC?

#ADEBEC is a very light, rich teal, close to the color Pale Turquoise. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 92.2% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 181°, with 62% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #ADEBEC in RGB?

#ADEBEC is rgb(173, 235, 236): 173 red, 235 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #ADEBEC in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(27, 0, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #ADEBEC?

PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #ADEBEC?

Its complement #FED7D6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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