#adadb8

Color #adadb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.26 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#adadb8

RGB

rgb(173, 173, 184)

HSL

hsl(240, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(71.03, 2.13, -5.61)

LCH

lch(71.03, 6, 290.79)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0156, 286)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8b8ad

Analogous

#adb3b8

#adadb8

#b3adb8

Triadic

#adadb8

#b8adad

#adb8ad

Split-complementary

#adadb8

#b8b3ad

#b3b8ad

Tetradic

#adadb8

#b8adb8

#b8b8ad

#adb8ad

Square

#adadb8

#b8adb3

#b8b8ad

#adb8b3

Shades

Color #adadb8 mixed toward black.

#8d8d9c

#6e6e80

#535360

#373740

#1c1c20

Tints

Color #adadb8 mixed toward white.

#bbbbc4

#c8c8d0

#d6d6dc

#e4e4e7

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #adadb8 mixed toward gray.

#aeaeb7

#afafb6

#b0b0b5

#b1b1b4

#b2b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb5 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#adadb5 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#adb3b3 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adadb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adadb8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#adadb8 (#adadb8) is rgb(173, 173, 184) in RGB.

No, #adadb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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