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Pasteltealsoft

Quiet Celadon Bloom

#adefe6
Notes

Quiet Celadon Bloom (#ADEFE6) 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 (172°, 67%, 81%) 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 red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#adefe6
RGB
rgb(173, 239, 230)
HSL
hsl(172, 67%, 81%)
HWB
hwb(172 68% 6%)
OKLCH
oklch(90.6% 0.067 185.6)
HSV
hsv(172, 28%, 94%)
LAB
lab(90.01% -22.43 -2.31)
LCH
lch(90.01% 22.55 185.87)
CMYK
cmyk(28%, 0%, 4%, 6%)

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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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.

#adefe6
Original
#e8e8e6
Protanopia
#dcdfe7
Deuteranopia
#99f2ec
Tritanopia
#e0e0e0
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
1.29:1
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
16.27:1

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