Colour

#ADD1D7

#ADD1D7
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Light blue

#ADD1D7 is a cyan with RGB values 173, 209, 215 and HSL 189°, 34%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light blue.

Colour values

#ADD1D7#ADD1D7

HEX#ADD1D7

RGBrgb(173, 209, 215)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8196, 0.8431

RGB percentages67.8%, 82%, 84.3%

HSLhsl(188.6, 34.4%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(188.6, 19.5%, 84.3%)

CMYK19.5%, 2.8%, 0%, 15.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,391,447

CSS custom property--colour: #ADD1D7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.88:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CACACA

Inverted#522E28

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#CBCED7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C3C8D7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.8 from the original

Tritanopia#A1D4D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light blue · ΔE 5.1 Powder blue · ΔE 5.9 Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.5 Light steelblue · ΔE 12.8 Light grey · ΔE 13 Silver · ΔE 13.2

Nearest named CSS colourLight blue (#ADD8E6)ΔE 5.12, clearly different but related

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D7B3AD

Analogous#ADD7C8, #ADBCD7

Triadic#D7ADD1, #D1D7AD

Split complementary#D7ADBC, #D7C8AD

Tetradic#C8ADD7, #D7B3AD, #BCD7AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F2F7F8

Lighter +10%#CFE4E8

Darker −10%#8BBEC6

Darker −20%#68ABB6

Darker −30%#4D929E

Darker −40%#3C737C

More saturated +25%#9EDCE6

Less saturated −25%#BCC6C8

Channel breakdown

R173

G209

B215

Red173 (67.8%)

Green209 (82%)

Blue215 (84.3%)

Hue188.57°

Saturation (HSL)34.43%

Lightness76.08%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR AD · G D1 · B D7

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

Colour vision & accessibility

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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