Recognised as Colour
#ADDFCA
- #ADDFCA
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#ADDFCA is a cyan with RGB values 173, 223, 202 and HSL 155°, 44%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#ADDFCA#ADDFCA
HEX#ADDFCA
RGBrgb(173, 223, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8745, 0.7922
RGB percentages67.8%, 87.5%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(154.8, 43.9%, 77.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.8, 22.4%, 87.5%)
CMYK22.4%, 0%, 9.4%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,395,018
CSS custom property--colour: #ADDFCA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65924WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.18:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#522035
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#DFADC2
Analogous#ADDFB1, #ADDBDF
Triadic#CAADDF, #DFCAAD
Split complementary#DFADDB, #DFB1AD
Tetradic#B1ADDF, #DFADC2, #DBDFAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G223
B202
Red173 (67.8%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue154.8°
Saturation (HSL)43.86%
Lightness77.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G DF · B CA
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