#adb4b5

Color #adb4b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.43 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adb4b5

RGB

rgb(173, 180, 181)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 5.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 4.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 0.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72.8, -2.25, -1.36)

LCH

lch(72.8, 2.63, 211.15)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.008, 206.89)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 67.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5aead

Analogous

#adb5b2

#adb4b5

#adb0b5

Triadic

#adb4b5

#b5adb4

#b4b5ad

Split-complementary

#adb4b5

#b5adb0

#b5b2ad

Tetradic

#adb4b5

#aeadb5

#b5aead

#b4b5ad

Square

#adb4b5

#b2adb5

#b5aead

#b0b5ad

Shades

Color #adb4b5 mixed toward black.

#8e9899

#707a7c

#545c5d

#383d3e

#1c1f1f

Tints

Color #adb4b5 mixed toward white.

#bbc0c1

#c8cdce

#d6d9da

#e4e6e6

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #adb4b5 mixed toward gray.

#aeb3b4

#afb2b3

#b0b2b2

#b0b1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b5 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b0afb5 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#adb5b5 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 3.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb4b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb4b5]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#adb4b5 (#adb4b5) is rgb(173, 180, 181) in RGB.

No, #adb4b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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