#adb9be

Color #adb9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#adb9be

RGB

rgb(173, 185, 190)

HSL

hsl(197.6, 11.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(197.6, 8.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(74.38, -3.15, -3.96)

LCH

lch(74.38, 5.06, 231.5)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0151, 224.46)

HWB

hwb(197.6, 67.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb2ad

Analogous

#adbebb

#adb9be

#adb1be

Triadic

#adb9be

#beadb9

#b9bead

Split-complementary

#adb9be

#beadb1

#bebbad

Tetradic

#adb9be

#b2adbe

#beb2ad

#b9bead

Square

#adb9be

#bbadbe

#beb2ad

#b1bead

Shades

Color #adb9be mixed toward black.

#8b9ca3

#6b7f87

#505f65

#353f44

#1b2022

Tints

Color #adb9be mixed toward white.

#bbc5c9

#c8d0d4

#d6dcdf

#e4e8e9

#f1f3f4

Tones

Color #adb9be mixed toward gray.

#aeb8bd

#b0b8bb

#b1b7ba

#b3b7b8

#b4b6b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bd · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#b2b1bd · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#aebcbc · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb9be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb9be]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#adb9be (#adb9be) is rgb(173, 185, 190) in RGB.

No, #adb9be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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