#adb6c4

Color #adb6c4

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#adb6c4

RGB

rgb(173, 182, 196)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 16.3%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 11.7%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 7.1%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(73.76, -0.32, -8.15)

LCH

lch(73.76, 8.16, 267.75)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0223, 259.14)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 67.8%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4bbad

Analogous

#adc2c4

#adb6c4

#b0adc4

Triadic

#adb6c4

#c4adb6

#b6c4ad

Split-complementary

#adb6c4

#c4b0ad

#c2c4ad

Tetradic

#adb6c4

#bbadc4

#c4bbad

#b6c4ad

Square

#adb6c4

#c4adc2

#c4bbad

#adc4b0

Shades

Color #adb6c4 mixed toward black.

#8996aa

#67778f

#4d596b

#343b48

#1a1e24

Tints

Color #adb6c4 mixed toward white.

#bbc2ce

#c8ced8

#d6dbe2

#e4e7eb

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #adb6c4 mixed toward gray.

#afb7c2

#b1b7c0

#b3b7be

#b5b8bc

#b7b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c1 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b0c0 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#adbebe · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb6c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb6c4]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#adb6c4 (#adb6c4) is rgb(173, 182, 196) in RGB.

No, #adb6c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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