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Colour

#ADE3D8

  • #ADE3D8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ADE3D8 is a cyan with RGB values 173, 227, 216 and HSL 168°, 49%, 78%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#ADE3D8#ADE3D8
HEX#ADE3D8
RGBrgb(173, 227, 216)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.8902, 0.8471
RGB percentages67.8%, 89%, 84.7%
HSLhsl(167.8, 49.1%, 78.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.8, 23.8%, 89%)
CMYK23.8%, 0%, 4.8%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,396,056
CSS custom property--colour: #ADE3D8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.76:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#521C27

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DEDDD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4D5D9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original
Tritanopia#9EE5E0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 7.2Powder blue · ΔE 9.4Light blue · ΔE 14.4Light cyan · ΔE 15.2Honeydew · ΔE 18Azure · ΔE 19.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 7.15, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3ADB8
Analogous#ADE3BD, #ADD3E3
Triadic#D8ADE3, #E3D8AD
Split complementary#E3ADD3, #E3BDAD
Tetradic#BDADE3, #E3ADB8, #D3E3AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F9FDFC
Lighter +10%#D3F0EA
Darker −10%#87D6C6
Darker −20%#61C9B4
Darker −30%#3FB89F
Darker −40%#32927F
More saturated +25%#9FF1E0
Less saturated −25%#BBD5D0

Channel breakdown

R173
G227
B216
Red173 (67.8%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue216 (84.7%)
Hue167.78°
Saturation (HSL)49.09%
Lightness78.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G E3 · B D8

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