#acadb0

Color #acadb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.24 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#acadb0

RGB

rgb(172, 173, 176)

HSL

hsl(225, 2.5%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 2.3%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 1.7%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.73, 0.22, -1.66)

LCH

lch(70.73, 1.67, 277.55)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0044, 271.3)

HWB

hwb(225, 67.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0afac

Analogous

#acafb0

#acadb0

#adacb0

Triadic

#acadb0

#b0acad

#adb0ac

Split-complementary

#acadb0

#b0adac

#afb0ac

Tetradic

#acadb0

#afacb0

#b0afac

#adb0ac

Square

#acadb0

#b0acaf

#b0afac

#acb0ad

Shades

Color #acadb0 mixed toward black.

#8e9094

#717277

#555659

#39393b

#1c1d1e

Tints

Color #acadb0 mixed toward white.

#babbbd

#c8c8ca

#d5d6d7

#e3e4e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #acadb0 mixed toward gray.

#acadb0

#adadaf

#adaeaf

#aeaeae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacaf · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#acacaf · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#acafaf · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 1.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #acadb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#acadb0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#acadb0 (#acadb0) is rgb(172, 173, 176) in RGB.

No, #acadb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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