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Recognised as Colour

#ADD0C2

  • #ADD0C2
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#ADD0C2 is a cyan with RGB values 173, 208, 194 and HSL 156°, 27%, 75%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ADD0C2#ADD0C2
HEX#ADD0C2
RGBrgb(173, 208, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8157, 0.7608
RGB percentages67.8%, 81.6%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(156, 27.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156, 16.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 6.7%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,391,170
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD0C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57891WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.58:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#522F3D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CECBC1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#C7C6C3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A6D0CCno 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 text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.58:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 12.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.3Silver · ΔE 15Light grey · ΔE 15.2Light blue · ΔE 15.3Gainsboro · ΔE 16.3
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 12.37, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0ADBB
Analogous#ADD0B1, #ADCDD0
Triadic#C2ADD0, #D0C2AD
Split complementary#D0ADCD, #D0B1AD
Tetradic#B1ADD0, #D0ADBB, #CDD0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF5F2
Lighter +10%#CDE3DA
Darker −10%#8DBDAA
Darker −20%#6CAB92
Darker −30%#539178
Darker −40%#40715D
More saturated +25%#9DE0C5
Less saturated −25%#BDC0BF

Channel breakdown

R173
G208
B194
Red173 (67.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue156°
Saturation (HSL)27.13%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D0 · B C2

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