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Recognised as Colour

#ADCFD4

  • #ADCFD4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light blue

#ADCFD4 is a cyan with RGB values 173, 207, 212 and HSL 188°, 31%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ADCFD4#ADCFD4
HEX#ADCFD4
RGBrgb(173, 207, 212)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8118, 0.8314
RGB percentages67.8%, 81.2%, 83.1%
HSLhsl(187.7, 31.2%, 75.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.7, 18.4%, 83.1%)
CMYK18.4%, 2.4%, 0%, 16.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,390,932
CSS custom property--colour: #ADCFD4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58263WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness198.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.65:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#52302B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CCD4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C6D4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Tritanopia#A2D2D0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 6Powder blue · ΔE 6.8Silver · ΔE 12.3Light grey · ΔE 12.5Light steelblue · ΔE 12.9Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 6.05, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D4B2AD
Analogous#ADD4C6, #ADBBD4
Triadic#D4ADCF, #CFD4AD
Split complementary#D4ADBB, #D4C6AD
Tetradic#C6ADD4, #D4B2AD, #BBD4AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F6F7
Lighter +10%#CEE3E6
Darker −10%#8CBBC2
Darker −20%#6AA8B1
Darker −30%#508F98
Darker −40%#3E6F77
More saturated +25%#9DDBE4
Less saturated −25%#BDC3C4

Channel breakdown

R173
G207
B212
Red173 (67.8%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue212 (83.1%)
Hue187.69°
Saturation (HSL)31.2%
Lightness75.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G CF · B D4

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