#adabbb

Color #adabbb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adabbb

RGB

rgb(173, 171, 187)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 8.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(70.59, 3.82, -7.92)

LCH

lch(70.59, 8.79, 295.75)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0228, 291.61)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bbab

Analogous

#abb1bb

#adabbb

#b5abbb

Triadic

#adabbb

#bbadab

#abbbad

Split-complementary

#adabbb

#bbb5ab

#b1bbab

Tetradic

#adabbb

#bbabb9

#b9bbab

#abbbad

Square

#adabbb

#bbabb1

#b9bbab

#abbbb5

Shades

Color #adabbb mixed toward black.

#8d8aa0

#6e6b84

#525063

#373542

#1b1b21

Tints

Color #adabbb mixed toward white.

#bbb9c6

#c8c7d2

#d6d5dd

#e4e3e8

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #adabbb mixed toward gray.

#aeacba

#afaeb8

#b0afb7

#b1b0b6

#b2b2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb7 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#acacb6 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#adb4b4 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adabbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adabbb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adabbb (#adabbb) is rgb(173, 171, 187) in RGB.

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

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