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Recognised as Colour

#ADF5FC

  • #ADF5FC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ADF5FC is a cyan with RGB values 173, 245, 252 and HSL 185°, 93%, 83%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 17.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#ADF5FC#ADF5FC
HEX#ADF5FC
RGBrgb(173, 245, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.9608, 0.9882
RGB percentages67.8%, 96.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(185.3, 92.9%, 83.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.3, 31.3%, 98.8%)
CMYK31.3%, 2.8%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,400,700
CSS custom property--colour: #ADF5FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.81217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness226.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 17.24:1
Contrast with white1.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black17.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#E6E6E6
Inverted#520A03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EAEFFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCE4FCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 22.6 from the original
Tritanopia#90FBF7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text17.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 4.7Powder blue · ΔE 9.2Light blue · ΔE 12.8Light cyan · ΔE 13.9Sky blue · ΔE 17.8Azure · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 4.71, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCB4AD
Analogous#ADFCDC, #ADCEFC
Triadic#FCADF5, #F5FCAD
Split complementary#FCADCE, #FCDCAD
Tetradic#DCADFC, #FCB4AD, #CEFCAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#DEFBFE
Darker −10%#7CEFFA
Darker −20%#4BE9F8
Darker −30%#19E3F7
Darker −40%#08C3D5
More saturated +25%#AAF7FF
Less saturated −25%#B8ECF1

Channel breakdown

R173
G245
B252
Red173 (67.8%)
Green245 (96.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue185.32°
Saturation (HSL)92.94%
Lightness83.33%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G F5 · B FC

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