#adb0c1

Color #adb0c1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.6 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#adb0c1

RGB

rgb(173, 176, 193)

HSL

hsl(231, 13.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231, 10.4%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 8.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(72.08, 2.32, -9)

LCH

lch(72.08, 9.29, 284.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0244, 277.77)

HWB

hwb(231, 67.8%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1bead

Analogous

#adbac1

#adb0c1

#b4adc1

Triadic

#adb0c1

#c1adb0

#b0c1ad

Split-complementary

#adb0c1

#c1b4ad

#bac1ad

Tetradic

#adb0c1

#beadc1

#c1bead

#b0c1ad

Square

#adb0c1

#c1adba

#c1bead

#adc1b4

Shades

Color #adb0c1 mixed toward black.

#8a8fa7

#696e8b

#4f5368

#353746

#1a1c23

Tints

Color #adb0c1 mixed toward white.

#bbbdcb

#c8cad6

#d6d8e0

#e4e5ea

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #adb0c1 mixed toward gray.

#afb1bf

#b0b2be

#b2b4bc

#b4b5ba

#b5b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebd · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#aeaebc · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#adbab9 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb0c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb0c1]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb0c1 (#adb0c1) is rgb(173, 176, 193) in RGB.

No, #adb0c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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