Information about #ADD1DC color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ADD1DC presents itself as a clearly saturated aqua cyan — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Crystal (#A7D8DE). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Pass (#A4D2E0) and Clinical Soft Blue (#B2CFD3).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 209, 220)), which gives #ADD1DC its character. If you plan to put text on a #ADD1DC background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #ADD1DC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#ADD1DC color variations
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#ADD1DC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADD1DC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADD1DC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADD1DC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADD1DC 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 #ADD1DC color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #ADD1DC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A7D8DE
#A4D2E0
#B2CFD3
#B4CFD3
#A4D8D8
#ADD8E6
#A1CED7
#ADDED9
#B0C4DE
#ADD9D1
#A0CDD9
#B7C9E2
#ADD1DC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADD1DC
- RGB173, 209, 220
- CMYK18, 4, 0, 14
- CSSrgb(173, 209, 220)
- HSL194°, 40%, 77%
- HSL Precise194.043°, 40.171%, 77.059%
- HSV194°, 21%, 86%
- HSB194°, 21%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.820, 0.863)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.820, 0.863, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.820, 0.863)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB82%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADD1DC
- DECIMAL ID11391452
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
