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Pasteltealsoft

Seafoam Veil

#ade3ce
Notes

Seafoam Veil (#ADE3CE) is a soft teal with a pastel character. It reads calm and airy, with enough chroma to feel intentional rather than washed out. Its HSL profile (157°, 49%, 78%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary magenta. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#ade3ce
RGB
rgb(173, 227, 206)
HSL
hsl(157, 49%, 78%)
HWB
hwb(157 68% 11%)
OKLCH
oklch(87.3% 0.063 169.0)
HSV
hsv(157, 24%, 89%)
LAB
lab(86.14% -21.51 4.64)
LCH
lch(86.14% 22.01 167.82)
CMYK
cmyk(24%, 0%, 9%, 11%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#ade3ce
Original
#e0dccd
Protanopia
#d6d5cf
Deuteranopia
#a1e4dd
Tritanopia
#d6d6d6
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.43:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
14.66:1

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