Recognised as Colour
#ADDECF
- #ADDECF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#ADDECF is a cyan with RGB values 173, 222, 207 and HSL 162°, 43%, 77%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#ADDECF#ADDECF
HEX#ADDECF
RGBrgb(173, 222, 207)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8706, 0.8118
RGB percentages67.8%, 87.1%, 81.2%
HSLhsl(161.6, 42.6%, 77.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.6, 22.1%, 87.1%)
CMYK22.1%, 0%, 6.8%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,394,767
CSS custom property--colour: #ADDECF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65632WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.13:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#522130
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DEADBC
Analogous#ADDEB6, #ADD5DE
Triadic#CFADDE, #DECFAD
Split complementary#DEADD5, #DEB6AD
Tetradic#B6ADDE, #DEADBC, #D5DEAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G222
B207
Red173 (67.8%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue207 (81.2%)
Hue161.63°
Saturation (HSL)42.61%
Lightness77.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G DE · B CF
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