#adaaba

Color #adaaba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adaaba

RGB

rgb(173, 170, 186)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 10.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 8.6%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 8.6%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(70.3, 4.17, -7.8)

LCH

lch(70.3, 8.84, 298.13)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.023, 294.44)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 66.7%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7baaa

Analogous

#aaafba

#adaaba

#b5aaba

Triadic

#adaaba

#baadaa

#aabaad

Split-complementary

#adaaba

#bab5aa

#afbaaa

Tetradic

#adaaba

#baaab7

#b7baaa

#aabaad

Square

#adaaba

#baaaaf

#b7baaa

#aabab5

Shades

Color #adaaba mixed toward black.

#8d899f

#6f6a83

#535062

#373542

#1c1b21

Tints

Color #adaaba mixed toward white.

#bbb8c5

#c8c6d1

#d6d4dc

#e4e3e8

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #adaaba mixed toward gray.

#aeabb9

#afadb7

#afaeb6

#b0afb5

#b1b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb6 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#acacb5 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#adb3b3 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adaaba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adaaba]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#adaaba (#adaaba) is rgb(173, 170, 186) in RGB.

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

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