#adb8b5

Color #adb8b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.83 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#adb8b5

RGB

rgb(173, 184, 181)

HSL

hsl(163.6, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(163.6, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 1.6%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.87, -4.39, 0.2)

LCH

lch(73.87, 4.39, 177.39)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0129, 177.78)

HWB

hwb(163.6, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8adb0

Analogous

#adb8af

#adb8b5

#adb6b8

Triadic

#adb8b5

#b5adb8

#b8b5ad

Split-complementary

#adb8b5

#b8adb6

#b8afad

Tetradic

#adb8b5

#adb0b8

#b8adb0

#b8b5ad

Square

#adb8b5

#afadb8

#b8adb0

#b6b8ad

Shades

Color #adb8b5 mixed toward black.

#8d9c98

#6e807b

#53605c

#37403d

#1c201f

Tints

Color #adb8b5 mixed toward white.

#bbc4c1

#c8d0ce

#d6dcda

#e4e7e6

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #adb8b5 mixed toward gray.

#aeb7b5

#afb6b4

#b0b5b4

#b1b4b3

#b2b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b6 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b0b6 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#aeb6b6 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb8b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb8b5]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Frequently asked questions

#adb8b5 (#adb8b5) is rgb(173, 184, 181) in RGB.

No, #adb8b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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