#adabb9

Color #adabb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adabb9

RGB

rgb(173, 171, 185)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 9.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 7.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.53, 3.42, -6.9)

LCH

lch(70.53, 7.7, 296.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.02, 292.33)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 67.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b9ab

Analogous

#abb0b9

#adabb9

#b4abb9

Triadic

#adabb9

#b9adab

#abb9ad

Split-complementary

#adabb9

#b9b4ab

#b0b9ab

Tetradic

#adabb9

#b9abb7

#b7b9ab

#abb9ad

Square

#adabb9

#b9abb0

#b7b9ab

#abb9b4

Shades

Color #adabb9 mixed toward black.

#8d8b9e

#6f6c81

#535161

#373641

#1c1b20

Tints

Color #adabb9 mixed toward white.

#bbb9c5

#c8c7d0

#d6d5dc

#e4e3e8

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #adabb9 mixed toward gray.

#aeacb8

#afadb7

#afaeb5

#b0b0b4

#b1b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb6 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#acacb5 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#adb3b3 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adabb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adabb9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adabb9 (#adabb9) is rgb(173, 171, 185) in RGB.

No, #adabb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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