Colour

#ACD0DB

#ACD0DB
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#ACD0DB is a cyan with RGB values 172, 208, 219 and HSL 194°, 39%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ACD0DB#ACD0DB

HEX#ACD0DB

RGBrgb(172, 208, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.8157, 0.8588

RGB percentages67.5%, 81.6%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(194, 39.5%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(194, 21.5%, 85.9%)

CMYK21.5%, 5%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,325,659

CSS custom property--colour: #ACD0DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58997WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.8:1

Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#532F24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C9CDDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C1C7DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Tritanopia#9ED4D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 3.6 Powder blue · ΔE 6.8 Light steelblue · ΔE 10.5 Sky blue · ΔE 13.2 Light grey · ΔE 13.7 Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 3.56, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DBB7AC

Analogous#ACDBCE, #ACB9DB

Triadic#DBACD0, #D0DBAC

Split complementary#DBACB9, #DBCEAC

Tetradic#CEACDB, #DBB7AC, #B9DBAC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F3F8FA

Lighter +10%#D0E4EA

Darker −10%#88BCCC

Darker −20%#65A8BC

Darker −30%#4890A6

Darker −40%#397182

More saturated +25%#9DD8EA

Less saturated −25%#BBC8CC

Channel breakdown

R172

G208

B219

Red172 (67.5%)

Green208 (81.6%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue194.04°

Saturation (HSL)39.5%

Lightness76.67%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AC · G D0 · B DB

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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