#adb8bd

Color #adb8bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.98 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adb8bd

RGB

rgb(173, 184, 189)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.09, -2.82, -3.84)

LCH

lch(74.09, 4.76, 233.71)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0142, 226.42)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb2ad

Analogous

#adbdba

#adb8bd

#adb0bd

Triadic

#adb8bd

#bdadb8

#b8bdad

Split-complementary

#adb8bd

#bdadb0

#bdbaad

Tetradic

#adb8bd

#b2adbd

#bdb2ad

#b8bdad

Square

#adb8bd

#baadbd

#bdb2ad

#b0bdad

Shades

Color #adb8bd mixed toward black.

#8c9ba2

#6c7e86

#515e64

#363f43

#1b1f21

Tints

Color #adb8bd mixed toward white.

#bbc4c8

#c8d0d3

#d6dcde

#e4e7e9

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #adb8bd mixed toward gray.

#aeb8bc

#b0b7ba

#b1b7b9

#b2b6b8

#b4b6b6

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

#b2b2bc · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b0bc · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#aebbbb · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb8bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb8bd]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#adb8bd (#adb8bd) is rgb(173, 184, 189) in RGB.

No, #adb8bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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