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Colour

#ADD0CC

  • #ADD0CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#ADD0CC is a cyan with RGB values 173, 208, 204 and HSL 173°, 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

#ADD0CC#ADD0CC
HEX#ADD0CC
RGBrgb(173, 208, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8157, 0.8
RGB percentages67.8%, 81.6%, 80%
HSLhsl(173.1, 27.1%, 74.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.1, 16.8%, 81.6%)
CMYK16.8%, 0%, 1.9%, 18.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,391,180
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD0CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58356WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.67:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#522F33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CCCCCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5C7CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Tritanopia#A3D2CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.9 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 text12.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 8.2Light blue · ΔE 10.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5Silver · ΔE 12.9Light grey · ΔE 13Gainsboro · ΔE 14.2
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 8.22, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D0ADB1
Analogous#ADD0BB, #ADC3D0
Triadic#CCADD0, #D0CCAD
Split complementary#D0ADC3, #D0BBAD
Tetradic#BBADD0, #D0ADB1, #C3D0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#EEF5F4
Lighter +10%#CDE3E0
Darker −10%#8DBDB8
Darker −20%#6CABA4
Darker −30%#53918A
Darker −40%#40716B
More saturated +25%#9DE0D8
Less saturated −25%#BDC0C0

Channel breakdown

R173
G208
B204
Red173 (67.8%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue173.14°
Saturation (HSL)27.13%
Lightness74.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D0 · B CC

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