Information about #ADD3CC color

#ADD3CC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADD3CC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 211, 204) — 67.8% red, 82.7% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 3 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADD3CC is a moderately toned aqua cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Baroque Chalk Soft Blue (#AECCCB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Scandal (#ADD9D1) and Sinbad (#A6D5D0).

The recipe behind #ADD3CC is rgb(173, 211, 204), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADD3CC: 13.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. #ADD3CC has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADD3CC color variations

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

#ADD3CC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADD3CC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#509588

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Black

#000000

#ADD3CC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADD3CC 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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#ADD3CC 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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#D2B8AC
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#D2ACC6
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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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#CBACD2
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#D2CBAC
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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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#D2CBAC
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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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#C6D2AC
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Nearest named colors to #ADD3CC

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

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Scandal color link
Scandal

#ADD9D1

Sinbad color link
Sinbad

#A6D5D0

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Jet Stream color link
Jet Stream

#BBD0C9

Vitra color link
Vitra

#A1DCC7

Pastel Cyan color link
Pastel Cyan

#A4D8D8

Fertile Mind color link
Fertile Mind

#B9D6C2

Morning Glory color link
Morning Glory

#9ED1D3

Children’s Soft Blue color link
Children’s Soft Blue

#A1CED7

#ADD3CC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADD3CC
  • RGB173, 211, 204
  • CMYK15, 0, 3, 17
  • CSSrgb(173, 211, 204)
  • HSL169°, 30%, 75%
  • HSL Precise168.947°, 30.159%, 75.294%
  • HSV169°, 18%, 83%
  • HSB169°, 18%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.800
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.827, 0.800)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.827, 0.800, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.827, 0.800)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADD3CC
  • DECIMAL ID11391948
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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