#adb4bd

Color #adb4bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adb4bd

RGB

rgb(173, 180, 189)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.02, -0.67, -5.41)

LCH

lch(73.02, 5.45, 262.94)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.015, 254.58)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb6ad

Analogous

#adbcbd

#adb4bd

#aeadbd

Triadic

#adb4bd

#bdadb4

#b4bdad

Split-complementary

#adb4bd

#bdaead

#bcbdad

Tetradic

#adb4bd

#b6adbd

#bdb6ad

#b4bdad

Square

#adb4bd

#bdadbc

#bdb6ad

#adbdae

Shades

Color #adb4bd mixed toward black.

#8c95a2

#6c7786

#515964

#363c43

#1b1e21

Tints

Color #adb4bd mixed toward white.

#bbc1c8

#c8cdd3

#d6dade

#e4e6e9

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #adb4bd mixed toward gray.

#aeb4bc

#b0b4ba

#b1b5b9

#b2b5b8

#b4b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bb · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b0afba · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#adb9b9 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb4bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb4bd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb4bd (#adb4bd) is rgb(173, 180, 189) in RGB.

No, #adb4bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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