#adacb8

Color #adacb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#adacb8

RGB

rgb(173, 172, 184)

HSL

hsl(245, 7.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245, 6.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.77, 2.67, -6)

LCH

lch(70.77, 6.57, 293.99)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.017, 289.93)

HWB

hwb(245, 67.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7b8ac

Analogous

#acb1b8

#adacb8

#b3acb8

Triadic

#adacb8

#b8adac

#acb8ad

Split-complementary

#adacb8

#b8b3ac

#b1b8ac

Tetradic

#adacb8

#b8acb7

#b7b8ac

#acb8ad

Square

#adacb8

#b8acb1

#b7b8ac

#acb8b3

Shades

Color #adacb8 mixed toward black.

#8d8c9d

#6f6d80

#535260

#373740

#1c1b20

Tints

Color #adacb8 mixed toward white.

#bbbac4

#c8c8d0

#d6d5db

#e4e3e7

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #adacb8 mixed toward gray.

#aeadb7

#afaeb6

#afafb5

#b0b0b4

#b1b1b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb5 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#adadb5 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#adb3b2 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adacb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adacb8]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adacb8 (#adacb8) is rgb(173, 172, 184) in RGB.

No, #adacb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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