#adb1bf

Color #adb1bf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.3 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adb1bf

RGB

rgb(173, 177, 191)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 12.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 9.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 7.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.29, 1.36, -7.6)

LCH

lch(72.29, 7.72, 280.15)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0204, 273.09)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 67.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfbbad

Analogous

#adbabf

#adb1bf

#b2adbf

Triadic

#adb1bf

#bfadb1

#b1bfad

Split-complementary

#adb1bf

#bfb2ad

#babfad

Tetradic

#adb1bf

#bbadbf

#bfbbad

#b1bfad

Square

#adb1bf

#bfadba

#bfbbad

#adbfb2

Shades

Color #adb1bf mixed toward black.

#8b91a4

#6a7188

#505566

#353944

#1b1c22

Tints

Color #adb1bf mixed toward white.

#bbbeca

#c8cbd4

#d6d8df

#e4e5ea

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #adb1bf mixed toward gray.

#afb2be

#b0b3bc

#b2b4bb

#b3b4b9

#b5b5b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbc · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#afaebb · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#adb9b9 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb1bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb1bf]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb1bf (#adb1bf) is rgb(173, 177, 191) in RGB.

No, #adb1bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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