#adb0b9

Color #adb0b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#adb0b9

RGB

rgb(173, 176, 185)

HSL

hsl(225, 7.9%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 6.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.5%, 4.9%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(71.85, 0.7, -4.95)

LCH

lch(71.85, 5, 278.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0132, 271.3)

HWB

hwb(225, 67.8%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b6ad

Analogous

#adb6b9

#adb0b9

#b0adb9

Triadic

#adb0b9

#b9adb0

#b0b9ad

Split-complementary

#adb0b9

#b9b0ad

#b6b9ad

Tetradic

#adb0b9

#b6adb9

#b9b6ad

#b0b9ad

Square

#adb0b9

#b9adb6

#b9b6ad

#adb9b0

Shades

Color #adb0b9 mixed toward black.

#8d919e

#6e7381

#525661

#373940

#1b1d20

Tints

Color #adb0b9 mixed toward white.

#bbbdc5

#c8cad0

#d6d8dc

#e4e5e8

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #adb0b9 mixed toward gray.

#aeb1b8

#afb1b7

#b0b2b6

#b1b2b5

#b2b3b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb7 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb6 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#adb5b5 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb0b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb0b9]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb0b9 (#adb0b9) is rgb(173, 176, 185) in RGB.

No, #adb0b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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