#adadbc

Color #adadbc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.4 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adadbc

RGB

rgb(173, 173, 188)

HSL

hsl(240, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(71.15, 2.93, -7.64)

LCH

lch(71.15, 8.18, 290.98)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0213, 285.8)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcbcad

Analogous

#adb5bc

#adadbc

#b5adbc

Triadic

#adadbc

#bcadad

#adbcad

Split-complementary

#adadbc

#bcb5ad

#b5bcad

Tetradic

#adadbc

#bcadbc

#bcbcad

#adbcad

Square

#adadbc

#bcadb5

#bcbcad

#adbcb5

Shades

Color #adadbc mixed toward black.

#8c8ca1

#6c6c85

#515163

#363642

#1b1b21

Tints

Color #adadbc mixed toward white.

#bbbbc7

#c8c8d2

#d6d6de

#e4e4e9

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #adadbc mixed toward gray.

#aeaebb

#b0b0ba

#b1b1b8

#b2b2b7

#b3b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb9 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#adadb8 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#adb6b5 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adadbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adadbc]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#adadbc (#adadbc) is rgb(173, 173, 188) in RGB.

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

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