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Recognised as Colour

#ADC6C7

  • #ADC6C7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Silver

#ADC6C7 is a cyan with RGB values 173, 198, 199 and HSL 182°, 19%, 73%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#ADC6C7#ADC6C7
HEX#ADC6C7
RGBrgb(173, 198, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7765, 0.7804
RGB percentages67.8%, 77.6%, 78%
HSLhsl(182.3, 18.8%, 72.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.3, 13.1%, 78%)
CMYK13.1%, 0.5%, 0%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,388,615
CSS custom property--colour: #ADC6C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53396WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.68:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#523938

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C2C3C7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDBFC7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Tritanopia#A6C8C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 10.3Light grey · ΔE 11Powder blue · ΔE 11Dark grey · ΔE 12.5Gainsboro · ΔE 13.1
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 8.87, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7AEAD
Analogous#ADC7BB, #ADB9C7
Triadic#C7ADC6, #C6C7AD
Split complementary#C7ADB9, #C7BBAD
Tetradic#BBADC7, #C7AEAD, #B9C7AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EAF0F0
Lighter +10%#CBDBDC
Darker −10%#8FB1B2
Darker −20%#709C9E
Darker −30%#598182
Darker −40%#446364
More saturated +25%#9CD6D8
Less saturated −25%#BABABA

Channel breakdown

R173
G198
B199
Red173 (67.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue182.31°
Saturation (HSL)18.84%
Lightness72.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G C6 · B C7

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