Colour

#ADE6CE

#ADE6CE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ADE6CE is a cyan with RGB values 173, 230, 206 and HSL 155°, 53%, 79%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#ADE6CE#ADE6CE

HEX#ADE6CE

RGBrgb(173, 230, 206)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.902, 0.8078

RGB percentages67.8%, 90.2%, 80.8%

HSLhsl(154.7, 53.3%, 79%)

HSV / HSBhsv(154.7, 24.8%, 90.2%)

CMYK24.8%, 0%, 10.4%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,396,814

CSS custom property--colour: #ADE6CE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness211.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.99:1

Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8

Inverted#521931

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E3DECDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#D9D7CFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.3 from the original

Tritanopia#A0E6DFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13 Powder blue · ΔE 16.5 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.2 Dark seagreen · ΔE 19.3 Honeydew · ΔE 19.3 Light cyan · ΔE 19.3

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#E6ADC5

Analogous#ADE6B2, #ADE2E6

Triadic#CEADE6, #E6CEAD

Split complementary#E6ADE2, #E6B1AD

Tetradic#B2ADE6, #E6ADC5, #E2E6AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FBFEFD

Lighter +10%#D4F2E5

Darker −10%#86DAB7

Darker −20%#5FCE9F

Darker −30%#3AC088

Darker −40%#2E996C

More saturated +25%#A0F3D0

Less saturated −25%#BAD9CC

Channel breakdown

R173

G230

B206

Red173 (67.8%)

Green230 (90.2%)

Blue206 (80.8%)

Hue154.74°

Saturation (HSL)53.27%

Lightness79.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AD · G E6 · B CE

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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