#adacb3

Color #adacb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#adacb3

RGB

rgb(173, 172, 179)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 4.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 3.9%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(70.62, 1.69, -3.46)

LCH

lch(70.62, 3.85, 296.03)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.01, 292.97)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 67.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b3ac

Analogous

#acaeb3

#adacb3

#b0acb3

Triadic

#adacb3

#b3adac

#acb3ad

Split-complementary

#adacb3

#b3b0ac

#aeb3ac

Tetradic

#adacb3

#b3acb2

#b2b3ac

#acb3ad

Square

#adacb3

#b3acae

#b2b3ac

#acb3b0

Shades

Color #adacb3 mixed toward black.

#8f8d97

#71707a

#55545c

#39383d

#1c1c1f

Tints

Color #adacb3 mixed toward white.

#bbbac0

#c8c8cc

#d6d5d9

#e4e3e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #adacb3 mixed toward gray.

#adadb2

#aeadb2

#aeaeb1

#afaeb1

#afafb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb1 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#adadb1 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#adb0b0 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adacb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adacb3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adacb3 (#adacb3) is rgb(173, 172, 179) in RGB.

No, #adacb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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