#adcdcd Color Information

#adcdcd Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #adcdcd. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 80.4% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 15.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 180.0°, with saturation of 24.2% and lightness of 74.1%. The decimal value for #adcdcd is 11390413, and its nearest "web safe" color is #99cccc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #adcdcd is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#adcdcd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color173, 205, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.8%, 80.4%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.322, 0.196, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.156, 0, 0, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color180.0°, 24.2%, 74.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color180.0°, 15.6%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color50.084, 56.955, 66.111 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color173, 189, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11390413 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color80.154, -10.603, -3.573 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)80.154, 11.189, 198.624 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color80.154, -16.846, -3.648 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.468, -13.609, 0.889 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.289, 0.329, 56.955 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289580493 / 0xffadcdcd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#99cccc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #adcdcd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #adcdcd, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.2%, and its lightness is 74.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #adcdcd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161a1a to #97b3b3.

Tints of #adcdcd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #adcdcd, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.2%, and its lightness is 74.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #adcdcd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b7d3d3 to #f5f9f9.

Tones of #adcdcd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #adcdcd, its pure hue is 180.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 24.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #adcdcd, which range from #bdbdbd (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #7bffff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #adcdcd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #adcdcd! For #adcdcd, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #adcdcd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #adcdcd

This color, #adcdcd, consists of 67.8% Red, 80.4% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 205, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #adcdcd is 15.6% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.8%
C15.6%
G80.4%
M0.0%
B80.4%
Y0.0%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 173 205 205
Octal 255 315 315
Hexa #ad #cd #cd
Binary 10101101 11001101 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 15 0 0 19
Octal 17 0 0 23
Hexa #0f #00 #00 #13
Binary 00001111 00000000 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #adcdcd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #adcdcd — which has hue 180.0° — its analogous colors are located at 150.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcdcd.

Triadic Colors of #adcdcd

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #adcdcd — which has hue 180.0° — its triadic colors are located at 60.0° and 300.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcdcd.

Complementary Color of #adcdcd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #adcdcd — which has hue 180.0° — its complementary color is located at 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcdcd.

Split Complementary Colors of #adcdcd

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #adcdcd — which has hue 180.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 30.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcdcd.

Tetradic Colors of #adcdcd

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #adcdcd — which has hue 180.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 90.0°, 180.0°, 270.0°, and 360.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #adcdcd.

Monochromatic Colors of #adcdcd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #adcdcd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #90a8a8 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d2eaea (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #adcdcd

We want to make getting started with #adcdcd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #adcdcd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #adcdcd can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #adcdcd with other HTML elements.

#adcdcd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #adcdcd.
<span style="color: #adcdcd;">The color of this text is #adcdcd.</span>

#adcdcd Background Color

The background color for this text is #adcdcd.
<div style="background-color: #adcdcd; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #adcdcd.</div>

#adcdcd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #adcdcd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #adcdcd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #adcdcd.</span>

#adcdcd Border Color

This is a div with border color #adcdcd.
<div style="border: #adcdcd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #adcdcd.</div>

#adcdcd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #adcdcd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #adcdcd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #adcdcd on a white background.</div></div>

#adcdcd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #adcdcd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #adcdcd; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #adcdcd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #adcdcd to White

This is a gradient from #adcdcd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#adcdcd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#adcdcd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#adcdcd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#adcdcd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #adcdcd to white.</div>

Gradient from #adcdcd to Black

This is a gradient from #adcdcd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#adcdcd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#adcdcd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#adcdcd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#adcdcd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #adcdcd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #adcdcd

In addition to using #adcdcd on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #adcdcd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #adcdcd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 205, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #adcdcd in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #adcdcd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(173, 205, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #adcdcd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #adcdcd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #adcdcd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(173, 205, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#adcdcd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:173, green:205, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:205 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(173f, 205f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(173, 205, 205);
 

#adcdcd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #adcdcd the same way. For those with color blindness, #adcdcd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #adcdcd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #adcdcd is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #adcdcd looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #adcdcd will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #adcdcd is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text