#adb7c6

Color #adb7c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adb7c6

RGB

rgb(173, 183, 198)

HSL

hsl(216, 18%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 12.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 7.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(74.08, -0.44, -8.77)

LCH

lch(74.08, 8.78, 267.13)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0241, 258.27)

HWB

hwb(216, 67.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6bcad

Analogous

#adc3c6

#adb7c6

#afadc6

Triadic

#adb7c6

#c6adb7

#b7c6ad

Split-complementary

#adb7c6

#c6afad

#c3c6ad

Tetradic

#adb7c6

#bcadc6

#c6bcad

#b7c6ad

Square

#adb7c6

#c6adc3

#c6bcad

#adc6af

Shades

Color #adb7c6 mixed toward black.

#8897ad

#657792

#4c596d

#333c49

#191e24

Tints

Color #adb7c6 mixed toward white.

#bbc3cf

#c8cfd9

#d6dbe2

#e4e7ec

#f1f3f5

Tones

Color #adb7c6 mixed toward gray.

#afb7c4

#b1b8c2

#b3b8c0

#b5b9be

#b7b9bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2c3 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b0c2 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#aec0bf · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb7c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb7c6]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb7c6 (#adb7c6) is rgb(173, 183, 198) in RGB.

No, #adb7c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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