Colour

#ADFDEE

#ADFDEE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#ADFDEE is a cyan with RGB values 173, 253, 238 and HSL 169°, 95%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 18.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#ADFDEE#ADFDEE

HEX#ADFDEE

RGBrgb(173, 253, 238)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.9922, 0.9333

RGB percentages67.8%, 99.2%, 93.3%

HSLhsl(168.8, 95.2%, 83.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 31.6%, 99.2%)

CMYK31.6%, 0%, 5.9%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,402,734

CSS custom property--colour: #ADFDEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.85308WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness230.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 18.06:1

Contrast with white1.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black18.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#EBEBEB

Inverted#520211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F6F4EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8E9EFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original

Tritanopia#94FFF8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text18.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.5 Powder blue · ΔE 17.2 Light cyan · ΔE 18.2 Aquamarine · ΔE 20.9 Turquoise · ΔE 21.2 Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.2

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FDADBC

Analogous#ADFDC6, #ADE4FD

Triadic#EEADFD, #FDEEAD

Split complementary#FDADE4, #FDC6AD

Tetradic#C6ADFD, #FDADBC, #E4FDAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FFFFFF

Lighter +10%#DFFEF8

Darker −10%#7BFCE4

Darker −20%#49FBD9

Darker −30%#18F9CF

Darker −40%#05D9B1

More saturated +25%#ABFFEF

Less saturated −25%#B8F3E7

Channel breakdown

R173

G253

B238

Red173 (67.8%)

Green253 (99.2%)

Blue238 (93.3%)

Hue168.75°

Saturation (HSL)95.24%

Lightness83.53%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AD · G FD · B EE

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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