Information about #ADC6C9 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#ADC6C9 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 198, 201) — 67.8% red, 77.6% green, 78.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 1 / 0 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted cyan, #ADC6C9 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Blue (#AEC6CF). Slightly further away sit Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB) and Opal (#A8C3BC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 198, 201)), which gives #ADC6C9 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 11.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. #ADC6C9 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADC6C9 color variations

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

#ADC6C9 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADC6C9 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADC6C9 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADC6C9 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ADC6C9 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #ADC6C9

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

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Metallic Silver color link
Metallic Silver

#BCC6CC

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Escape color link
Escape

#9EC0CA

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

#ADC6C9 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADC6C9
  • RGB173, 198, 201
  • CMYK11, 1, 0, 21
  • CSSrgb(173, 198, 201)
  • HSL186°, 21%, 73%
  • HSL Precise186.429°, 20.588%, 73.333%
  • HSV186°, 14%, 79%
  • HSB186°, 14%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.776, 0.788)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.776, 0.788, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.776, 0.788)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB78.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADC6C9
  • DECIMAL ID11388617
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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