#adc9ce

Color #adc9ce

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-300 #d0d6d8 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adc9ce

RGB

rgb(173, 201, 206)

HSL

hsl(189.1, 25.2%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.1, 16%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 2.4%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(79.11, -8.32, -5.65)

LCH

lch(79.11, 10.06, 214.18)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0309, 209.63)

HWB

hwb(189.1, 67.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ceb2ad

Analogous

#adcec2

#adc9ce

#adb8ce

Triadic

#adc9ce

#ceadc9

#c9cead

Split-complementary

#adc9ce

#ceadb8

#cec2ad

Tetradic

#adc9ce

#b2adce

#ceb2ad

#c9cead

Square

#adc9ce

#c2adce

#ceb2ad

#b8cead

Shades

Color #adc9ce mixed toward black.

#85afb6

#5e949e

#476f77

#2f4a4f

#182528

Tints

Color #adc9ce mixed toward white.

#bbd2d6

#c8dbde

#d6e4e6

#e4edef

#f1f6f7

Tones

Color #adc9ce mixed toward gray.

#b0c7cb

#b2c5c8

#b5c3c6

#b8c1c3

#bbbfc0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babacd · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#b8b6cd · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#afcccc · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 10.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #adc9ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adc9ce]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#adc9ce (#adc9ce) is rgb(173, 201, 206) in RGB.

No, #adc9ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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