Information about #ADCAD8 color

#ADCAD8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADCAD8 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 202, 216) — 67.8% red, 79.2% green, 84.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 17 / 5 / 0 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned sky-leaning azure, #ADCAD8 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 almost identical to Cloudy Blue (#ACC2D9). Slightly further away sit Spindle (#B3C4D8) and Clinical Soft Blue (#B2CFD3).

The recipe behind #ADCAD8 is rgb(173, 202, 216), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADCAD8 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADCAD8 color variations

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

#ADCAD8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADCAD8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADCAD8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADCAD8 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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#ADCAD8 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 #ADCAD8

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

Cloudy Blue color link
Cloudy Blue

#ACC2D9

Spindle color link
Spindle

#B3C4D8

Clinical Soft Blue color link
Clinical Soft Blue

#B2CFD3

Light Steel Blue color link
Light Steel Blue

#B0C4DE

Pastel Blue color link
Pastel Blue

#AEC6CF

Jungle Mist color link
Jungle Mist

#B4CFD3

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

#A1CED7

Pigeon Post color link
Pigeon Post

#AFBDD9

Baroque Chalk Soft Blue color link
Baroque Chalk Soft Blue

#AECCCB

Regent St Blue color link
Regent St Blue

#A0CDD9

Time Out color link
Time Out

#AAC2E3

Light Blue Grey color link
Light Blue Grey

#B7C9E2

#ADCAD8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADCAD8
  • RGB173, 202, 216
  • CMYK17, 5, 0, 15
  • CSSrgb(173, 202, 216)
  • HSL200°, 36%, 76%
  • HSL Precise199.535°, 35.537%, 76.275%
  • HSV200°, 20%, 85%
  • HSB200°, 20%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.792, 0.847)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.792, 0.847, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.792, 0.847)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB84.7%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADCAD8
  • DECIMAL ID11389656
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers328 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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