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Recognised as Colour

#AAD4C6

  • #AAD4C6
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#AAD4C6 is a cyan with RGB values 170, 212, 198 and HSL 160°, 33%, 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

#AAD4C6#AAD4C6
HEX#AAD4C6
RGBrgb(170, 212, 198)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.8314, 0.7765
RGB percentages66.7%, 83.1%, 77.6%
HSLhsl(160, 32.8%, 74.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 19.8%, 83.1%)
CMYK19.8%, 0%, 6.6%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,195,590
CSS custom property--colour: #AAD4C6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#552B39

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D1CEC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9C9C7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A0D5D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 11.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Light blue · ΔE 15.1Light grey · ΔE 17Silver · ΔE 17.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17.8
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4AAB8
Analogous#AAD4B1, #AACDD4
Triadic#C6AAD4, #D4C6AA
Split complementary#D4AACD, #D4B1AA
Tetradic#B1AAD4, #D4AAB8, #CDD4AA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF6F3
Lighter +10%#CCE5DD
Darker −10%#88C3AF
Darker −20%#66B299
Darker −30%#4D987F
Darker −40%#3C7663
More saturated +25%#9AE4CB
Less saturated −25%#BAC4C1

Channel breakdown

R170
G212
B198
Red170 (66.7%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue198 (77.6%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)32.81%
Lightness74.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G D4 · B C6

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