#adaeb3

Color #adaeb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.35 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#adaeb3

RGB

rgb(173, 174, 179)

HSL

hsl(230, 3.8%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 3.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(71.15, 0.6, -2.68)

LCH

lch(71.15, 2.75, 282.62)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0072, 277.22)

HWB

hwb(230, 67.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b2ad

Analogous

#adb1b3

#adaeb3

#afadb3

Triadic

#adaeb3

#b3adae

#aeb3ad

Split-complementary

#adaeb3

#b3afad

#b1b3ad

Tetradic

#adaeb3

#b2adb3

#b3b2ad

#aeb3ad

Square

#adaeb3

#b3adb1

#b3b2ad

#adb3af

Shades

Color #adaeb3 mixed toward black.

#8f9097

#71727a

#55565b

#38393d

#1c1d1e

Tints

Color #adaeb3 mixed toward white.

#bbbbc0

#c8c9cc

#d6d6d9

#e4e4e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #adaeb3 mixed toward gray.

#adaeb2

#aeafb2

#aeafb1

#afafb1

#afb0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb2 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#adadb2 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#adb1b1 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adaeb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adaeb3]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adaeb3 (#adaeb3) is rgb(173, 174, 179) in RGB.

No, #adaeb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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