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Recognised as Colour

#ADD5D1

  • #ADD5D1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Powder blue

#ADD5D1 is a cyan with RGB values 173, 213, 209 and HSL 174°, 32%, 76%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Powder blue.

Colour values

#ADD5D1#ADD5D1
HEX#ADD5D1
RGBrgb(173, 213, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8353, 0.8196
RGB percentages67.8%, 83.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(174, 32.3%, 75.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174, 18.8%, 83.5%)
CMYK18.8%, 0%, 1.9%, 16.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,392,465
CSS custom property--colour: #ADD5D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.22:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#522A2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D1D1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CBD2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.3 from the original
Tritanopia#A2D7D4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Powder blue · ΔE 6.8Light blue · ΔE 9.7Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.4Light grey · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 14.9Gainsboro · ΔE 15.1
Nearest named CSS colourPowder blue (#B0E0E6)ΔE 6.75, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D5ADB1
Analogous#ADD5BD, #ADC5D5
Triadic#D1ADD5, #D5D1AD
Split complementary#D5ADC5, #D5BDAD
Tetradic#BDADD5, #D5ADB1, #C5D5AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F0F8F7
Lighter +10%#CFE6E4
Darker −10%#8BC4BE
Darker −20%#6AB2AB
Darker −30%#4F9A93
Darker −40%#3E7872
More saturated +25%#9EE5DD
Less saturated −25%#BDC6C5

Channel breakdown

R173
G213
B209
Red173 (67.8%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue174°
Saturation (HSL)32.26%
Lightness75.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G D5 · B D1

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