Information about #ADC7C8 color

#ADC7C8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADC7C8 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 199, 200) — 67.8% red, 78% green, 78.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 0 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #ADC7C8 reads as a gently muted cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB). Slightly further away sit Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF) and Opal (#A8C3BC).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 199, 200) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #ADC7C8 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADC7C8 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ADC7C8 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ADC7C8

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Tiara color link
Tiara

#B9C3BE

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADC7C8
  • RGB173, 199, 200
  • CMYK11, 0, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(173, 199, 200)
  • HSL182°, 20%, 73%
  • HSL Precise182.222°, 19.708%, 73.137%
  • HSV182°, 14%, 78%
  • HSB182°, 14%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.780, 0.784)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.780, 0.784, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.780, 0.784)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADC7C8
  • DECIMAL ID11388872
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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