#adabb3

Color #adabb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.58 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adabb3

RGB

rgb(173, 171, 179)

HSL

hsl(255, 5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 4.5%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.36, 2.24, -3.84)

LCH

lch(70.36, 4.45, 300.26)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0115, 297.46)

HWB

hwb(255, 67.1%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b3ab

Analogous

#abadb3

#adabb3

#b1abb3

Triadic

#adabb3

#b3adab

#abb3ad

Split-complementary

#adabb3

#b3b1ab

#adb3ab

Tetradic

#adabb3

#b3abb1

#b1b3ab

#abb3ad

Square

#adabb3

#b3abad

#b1b3ab

#abb3b1

Shades

Color #adabb3 mixed toward black.

#8f8c97

#726f7a

#55535c

#39373d

#1c1c1f

Tints

Color #adabb3 mixed toward white.

#bbb9c0

#c8c7cc

#d6d5d9

#e4e3e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #adabb3 mixed toward gray.

#adacb2

#aeacb2

#aeadb1

#aeaeb0

#afaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb1 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#acacb1 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#adb0af · ΔE 6.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adabb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adabb3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#adabb3 (#adabb3) is rgb(173, 171, 179) in RGB.

No, #adabb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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