#adb5b5

Color #adb5b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#adb5b5

RGB

rgb(173, 181, 181)

HSL

hsl(180, 5.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 4.4%, 71%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.07, -2.78, -0.97)

LCH

lch(73.07, 2.94, 199.23)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.009, 196.82)

HWB

hwb(180, 67.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5adad

Analogous

#adb5b1

#adb5b5

#adb1b5

Triadic

#adb5b5

#b5adb5

#b5b5ad

Split-complementary

#adb5b5

#b5adb1

#b5b1ad

Tetradic

#adb5b5

#adadb5

#b5adad

#b5b5ad

Square

#adb5b5

#b1adb5

#b5adad

#b1b5ad

Shades

Color #adb5b5 mixed toward black.

#8e9999

#707c7c

#545d5d

#383e3e

#1c1f1f

Tints

Color #adb5b5 mixed toward white.

#bbc1c1

#c8cece

#d6dada

#e4e6e6

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #adb5b5 mixed toward gray.

#aeb4b4

#afb3b3

#b0b2b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b5 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b0afb5 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#adb5b5 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb5b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb5b5]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#adb5b5 (#adb5b5) is rgb(173, 181, 181) in RGB.

No, #adb5b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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