#adafb4

Color #adafb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.58 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#adafb4

RGB

rgb(173, 175, 180)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 4.5%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 3.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(71.45, 0.26, -2.8)

LCH

lch(71.45, 2.81, 275.31)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0075, 268.47)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 67.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b2ad

Analogous

#adb2b4

#adafb4

#aeadb4

Triadic

#adafb4

#b4adaf

#afb4ad

Split-complementary

#adafb4

#b4aead

#b2b4ad

Tetradic

#adafb4

#b2adb4

#b4b2ad

#afb4ad

Square

#adafb4

#b4adb2

#b4b2ad

#adb4ae

Shades

Color #adafb4 mixed toward black.

#8e9198

#70737b

#54575c

#383a3d

#1c1d1f

Tints

Color #adafb4 mixed toward white.

#bbbcc0

#c8cacd

#d6d7d9

#e4e4e6

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #adafb4 mixed toward gray.

#aeafb3

#afb0b2

#b0b0b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb3 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb3 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#adb2b2 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 2.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adafb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adafb4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#adafb4 (#adafb4) is rgb(173, 175, 180) in RGB.

No, #adafb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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