#adb1b5

Color #adb1b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#adb1b5

RGB

rgb(173, 177, 181)

HSL

hsl(210, 5.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 4.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.4%, 2.2%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(72, -0.63, -2.53)

LCH

lch(72, 2.61, 256.02)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0073, 248.34)

HWB

hwb(210, 67.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b1ad

Analogous

#adb5b5

#adb1b5

#adadb5

Triadic

#adb1b5

#b5adb1

#b1b5ad

Split-complementary

#adb1b5

#b5adad

#b5b5ad

Tetradic

#adb1b5

#b1adb5

#b5b1ad

#b1b5ad

Square

#adb1b5

#b5adb5

#b5b1ad

#adb5ad

Shades

Color #adb1b5 mixed toward black.

#8e9399

#70767c

#54585d

#383b3e

#1c1d1f

Tints

Color #adb1b5 mixed toward white.

#bbbec1

#c8cbce

#d6d8da

#e4e5e6

#f1f2f3

Tones

Color #adb1b5 mixed toward gray.

#aeb1b4

#afb1b3

#b0b1b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb4 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#afaeb4 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#adb3b3 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb1b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb1b5]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#adb1b5 (#adb1b5) is rgb(173, 177, 181) in RGB.

No, #adb1b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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