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Recognised as Colour

#ADCFC5

  • #ADCFC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#ADCFC5 is a cyan with RGB values 173, 207, 197 and HSL 162°, 26%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ADCFC5#ADCFC5
HEX#ADCFC5
RGBrgb(173, 207, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8118, 0.7725
RGB percentages67.8%, 81.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(162.4, 26.2%, 74.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.4, 16.4%, 81.2%)
CMYK16.4%, 0%, 4.8%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,390,917
CSS custom property--colour: #ADCFC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57541WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.51:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#52303A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCAC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C6C6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A5D0CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 10.8Light blue · ΔE 13.3Silver · ΔE 13.6Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.8Light grey · ΔE 13.9Gainsboro · ΔE 15.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 10.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CFADB7
Analogous#ADCFB4, #ADC8CF
Triadic#C5ADCF, #CFC5AD
Split complementary#CFADC8, #CFB4AD
Tetradic#B4ADCF, #CFADB7, #C8CFAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EDF5F3
Lighter +10%#CDE2DC
Darker −10%#8DBCAE
Darker −20%#6DA997
Darker −30%#548F7E
Darker −40%#416F61
More saturated +25%#9DDFCC
Less saturated −25%#BDBFBE

Channel breakdown

R173
G207
B197
Red173 (67.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue162.35°
Saturation (HSL)26.15%
Lightness74.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G CF · B C5

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