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Recognised as Colour

#ADE2C8

  • #ADE2C8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ADE2C8 is a cyan with RGB values 173, 226, 200 and HSL 151°, 48%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#ADE2C8#ADE2C8
HEX#ADE2C8
RGBrgb(173, 226, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8863, 0.7843
RGB percentages67.8%, 88.6%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(150.6, 47.7%, 78.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150.6, 23.5%, 88.6%)
CMYK23.5%, 0%, 11.5%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,395,784
CSS custom property--colour: #ADE2C8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67447WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.49:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#521D37

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0DAC7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#D7D4C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 21.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A2E2DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.5Powder blue · ΔE 17.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19Honeydew · ΔE 19.5Light cyan · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E2ADC7
Analogous#ADE2AD, #ADE2E2
Triadic#C8ADE2, #E2C8AD
Split complementary#E2ADE2, #E2ADAD
Tetradic#ADADE2, #E2ADC7, #E2E2AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F8FDFB
Lighter +10%#D3EFE1
Darker −10%#87D5AF
Darker −20%#62C795
Darker −30%#40B67C
Darker −40%#339062
More saturated +25%#9FF0C8
Less saturated −25%#BBD4C8

Channel breakdown

R173
G226
B200
Red173 (67.8%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue150.57°
Saturation (HSL)47.75%
Lightness78.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G E2 · B C8

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