#adb1bd

Color #adb1bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.3 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#adb1bd

RGB

rgb(173, 177, 189)

HSL

hsl(225, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.23, 0.96, -6.59)

LCH

lch(72.23, 6.66, 278.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0177, 271.29)

HWB

hwb(225, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb9ad

Analogous

#adb9bd

#adb1bd

#b1adbd

Triadic

#adb1bd

#bdadb1

#b1bdad

Split-complementary

#adb1bd

#bdb1ad

#b9bdad

Tetradic

#adb1bd

#b9adbd

#bdb9ad

#b1bdad

Square

#adb1bd

#bdadb9

#bdb9ad

#adbdb1

Shades

Color #adb1bd mixed toward black.

#8c91a2

#6c7286

#515664

#363943

#1b1d21

Tints

Color #adb1bd mixed toward white.

#bbbec8

#c8cbd3

#d6d8de

#e4e5e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #adb1bd mixed toward gray.

#aeb2bc

#b0b2ba

#b1b3b9

#b2b4b8

#b4b4b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafba · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#afaeba · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#adb8b7 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb1bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb1bd]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb1bd (#adb1bd) is rgb(173, 177, 189) in RGB.

No, #adb1bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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