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Recognised as Colour

#AAD3CE

  • #AAD3CE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#AAD3CE is a cyan with RGB values 170, 211, 206 and HSL 173°, 32%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#AAD3CE#AAD3CE
HEX#AAD3CE
RGBrgb(170, 211, 206)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8275, 0.8078
RGB percentages66.7%, 82.7%, 80.8%
HSLhsl(172.7, 31.8%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.7, 19.4%, 82.7%)
CMYK19.4%, 0%, 2.4%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,195,342
CSS custom property--colour: #AAD3CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.92:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#552C31

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECECEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C8CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original
Tritanopia#9FD5D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 7.5Light blue · ΔE 10.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.9Light grey · ΔE 14.9Silver · ΔE 15.1Gainsboro · ΔE 15.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 7.54, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3AAAF
Analogous#AAD3BA, #AAC3D3
Triadic#CEAAD3, #D3CEAA
Split complementary#D3AAC3, #D3BAAA
Tetradic#BAAAD3, #D3AAAF, #C3D3AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF6F5
Lighter +10%#CCE4E1
Darker −10%#88C2BB
Darker −20%#67B0A7
Darker −30%#4E968D
Darker −40%#3C756E
More saturated +25%#9AE3DA
Less saturated −25%#BAC3C2

Channel breakdown

R170
G211
B206
Red170 (66.7%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue206 (80.8%)
Hue172.68°
Saturation (HSL)31.78%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G D3 · B CE

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