#adafb2

Color #adafb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.79 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#adafb2

RGB

rgb(173, 175, 178)

HSL

hsl(216, 3.1%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 2.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 1.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(71.39, -0.13, -1.78)

LCH

lch(71.39, 1.78, 265.82)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0048, 257.99)

HWB

hwb(216, 67.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b0ad

Analogous

#adb1b2

#adafb2

#adadb2

Triadic

#adafb2

#b2adaf

#afb2ad

Split-complementary

#adafb2

#b2adad

#b1b2ad

Tetradic

#adafb2

#b0adb2

#b2b0ad

#afb2ad

Square

#adafb2

#b2adb1

#b2b0ad

#adb2ad

Shades

Color #adafb2 mixed toward black.

#8f9296

#717479

#55575a

#393a3c

#1c1d1e

Tints

Color #adafb2 mixed toward white.

#bbbcbf

#c8cacc

#d6d7d8

#e4e4e5

#f1f2f2

Tones

Color #adafb2 mixed toward gray.

#adafb1

#aeafb1

#afafb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb1 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#aeaeb1 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#adb1b1 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adafb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adafb2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adafb2 (#adafb2) is rgb(173, 175, 178) in RGB.

No, #adafb2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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