#abadb4

Color #abadb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.16 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#abadb4

RGB

rgb(171, 173, 180)

HSL

hsl(226.7, 5.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.7, 5%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.76, 0.65, -3.82)

LCH

lch(70.76, 3.87, 279.66)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0102, 273.37)

HWB

hwb(226.7, 67.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4b2ab

Analogous

#abb1b4

#abadb4

#adabb4

Triadic

#abadb4

#b4abad

#adb4ab

Split-complementary

#abadb4

#b4adab

#b1b4ab

Tetradic

#abadb4

#b2abb4

#b4b2ab

#adb4ab

Square

#abadb4

#b4abb1

#b4b2ab

#abb4ad

Shades

Color #abadb4 mixed toward black.

#8c8f98

#6e717c

#53555d

#37393e

#1c1c1f

Tints

Color #abadb4 mixed toward white.

#b9bbc0

#c7c8cd

#d5d6d9

#e3e4e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #abadb4 mixed toward gray.

#acadb3

#acaeb2

#adaeb2

#aeafb1

#afafb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb2 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#acacb2 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#abb1b1 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #abadb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#abadb4]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#abadb4 (#abadb4) is rgb(171, 173, 180) in RGB.

No, #abadb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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