#adb9bd

Color #adb9bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.86 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#adb9bd

RGB

rgb(173, 185, 189)

HSL

hsl(195, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 2.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.35, -3.35, -3.45)

LCH

lch(74.35, 4.81, 225.84)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0146, 219.7)

HWB

hwb(195, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb1ad

Analogous

#adbdb9

#adb9bd

#adb1bd

Triadic

#adb9bd

#bdadb9

#b9bdad

Split-complementary

#adb9bd

#bdadb1

#bdb9ad

Tetradic

#adb9bd

#b1adbd

#bdb1ad

#b9bdad

Square

#adb9bd

#b9adbd

#bdb1ad

#b1bdad

Shades

Color #adb9bd mixed toward black.

#8c9ca2

#6c7f86

#515f64

#364043

#1b2021

Tints

Color #adb9bd mixed toward white.

#bbc5c8

#c8d0d3

#d6dcde

#e4e8e9

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #adb9bd mixed toward gray.

#aeb8bc

#b0b8ba

#b1b7b9

#b2b6b8

#b4b6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bc · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b1bc · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#aebbbb · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb9bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb9bd]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#adb9bd (#adb9bd) is rgb(173, 185, 189) in RGB.

No, #adb9bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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