Information about #ACD8DA color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ACD8DA is a moderately toned water-like cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dreamer’s Sky (#ADDED9). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Crystal (#A7D8DE) and Pastel Cyan (#A4D8D8).
In RGB terms — rgb(172, 216, 218) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #ACD8DA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. No one has named #ACD8DA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#ACD8DA color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#ACD8DA color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ACD8DA color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ACD8DA color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ACD8DA color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ACD8DA color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ACD8DA color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #ACD8DA
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ADDED9
#A7D8DE
#A4D8D8
#ADD9D1
#A1DAD7
#A4D2E0
#A6D5D0
#ADD8E6
#AFE3D6
#B2CFD3
#B4CFD3
#A5E3E0
#ACD8DA color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ACD8DA
- RGB172, 216, 218
- CMYK18, 1, 0, 15
- CSSrgb(172, 216, 218)
- HSL183°, 38%, 76%
- HSL Precise182.609°, 38.333%, 76.471%
- HSV183°, 21%, 85%
- HSB183°, 21%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.855
- GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.847, 0.855)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.847, 0.855, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.847, 0.855)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB85.5%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDACD8DA
- DECIMAL ID11327706
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
