Information about #ADDAE5 color

#ADDAE5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADDAE5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 218, 229) — 67.8% red, 85.5% green, 89.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 22 / 4 / 0 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ADDAE5 presents itself as a pleasantly vivid cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Blue (#ADD8E6). Slightly further away sit Powder Blue (#B0E0E6) and Coral Blue (#AFDCEC).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 218, 229) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 13.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. #ADDAE5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADDAE5 color variations

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

#ADDAE5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADDAE5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADDAE5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADDAE5 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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#ADDAE5 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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#BEE5AE
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Nearest named colors to #ADDAE5

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

Light Blue color link
Light Blue

#ADD8E6

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

Coral Blue color link
Coral Blue

#AFDCEC

Charlotte color link
Charlotte

#A4DCE6

Crystal color link
Crystal

#A7D8DE

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Pastel Sky Blue color link
Pastel Sky Blue

#B4D9EF

Non Photo Blue color link
Non Photo Blue

#A4DDED

Dreamer’s Sky color link
Dreamer’s Sky

#ADDED9

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

French Pass color link
French Pass

#A4D2E0

Pastel Blue green color link
Pastel Blue green

#A5E3E0

#ADDAE5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADDAE5
  • RGB173, 218, 229
  • CMYK22, 4, 0, 10
  • CSSrgb(173, 218, 229)
  • HSL192°, 52%, 79%
  • HSL Precise191.786°, 51.852%, 78.824%
  • HSV192°, 24%, 90%
  • HSB192°, 24%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.855, 0.898)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.855, 0.898, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.855, 0.898)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB89.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADDAE5
  • DECIMAL ID11393765
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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