#adb0c6

Color #adb0c6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 8.59 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adb0c6

RGB

rgb(173, 176, 198)

HSL

hsl(232.8, 18%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.8, 12.6%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 11.1%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(72.24, 3.36, -11.52)

LCH

lch(72.24, 12, 286.26)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0315, 279.49)

HWB

hwb(232.8, 67.8%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c3ad

Analogous

#adbcc6

#adb0c6

#b6adc6

Triadic

#adb0c6

#c6adb0

#b0c6ad

Split-complementary

#adb0c6

#c6b6ad

#bcc6ad

Tetradic

#adb0c6

#c3adc6

#c6c3ad

#b0c6ad

Square

#adb0c6

#c6adbc

#c6c3ad

#adc6b6

Shades

Color #adb0c6 mixed toward black.

#888dad

#656b92

#4c506d

#333549

#191b24

Tints

Color #adb0c6 mixed toward white.

#bbbdcf

#c8cad9

#d6d7e2

#e4e5ec

#f1f2f5

Tones

Color #adb0c6 mixed toward gray.

#afb1c4

#b1b3c2

#b3b5c0

#b5b6be

#b7b8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec1 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#aeaec0 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#adbdbc · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb0c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb0c6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#adb0c6 (#adb0c6) is rgb(173, 176, 198) in RGB.

No, #adb0c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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