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Colour

#ADD0CA

  • #ADD0CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#ADD0CA is a cyan with RGB values 173, 208, 202 and HSL 170°, 27%, 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 Powder blue.

Colour values

#ADD0CA#ADD0CA
HEX#ADD0CA
RGBrgb(173, 208, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8157, 0.7922
RGB percentages67.8%, 81.6%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(169.7, 27.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.7, 16.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 2.9%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,391,178
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD0CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.5 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#522F35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCCCAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C6C7CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Tritanopia#A4D2CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 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

Powder blue · ΔE 8.9Light blue · ΔE 11.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.7Silver · ΔE 13.2Light grey · ΔE 13.3Gainsboro · ΔE 14.5
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.94, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0ADB3
Analogous#ADD0B8, #ADC5D0
Triadic#CAADD0, #D0CAAD
Split complementary#D0ADC5, #D0B8AD
Tetradic#B8ADD0, #D0ADB3, #C5D0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF5F4
Lighter +10%#CDE3DF
Darker −10%#8DBDB5
Darker −20%#6CABA0
Darker −30%#539186
Darker −40%#407168
More saturated +25%#9DE0D5
Less saturated −25%#BDC0BF

Channel breakdown

R173
G208
B202
Red173 (67.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue169.71°
Saturation (HSL)27.13%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D0 · B CA

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