#adb1be

Color #adb1be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.79 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#adb1be

RGB

rgb(173, 177, 190)

HSL

hsl(225.9, 11.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225.9, 8.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 6.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.26, 1.16, -7.09)

LCH

lch(72.26, 7.18, 279.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.019, 272.11)

HWB

hwb(225.9, 67.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bebaad

Analogous

#adbabe

#adb1be

#b2adbe

Triadic

#adb1be

#beadb1

#b1bead

Split-complementary

#adb1be

#beb2ad

#babead

Tetradic

#adb1be

#baadbe

#bebaad

#b1bead

Square

#adb1be

#beadba

#bebaad

#adbeb2

Shades

Color #adb1be mixed toward black.

#8b91a3

#6b7287

#505565

#353944

#1b1c22

Tints

Color #adb1be mixed toward white.

#bbbec9

#c8cbd4

#d6d8df

#e4e5e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #adb1be mixed toward gray.

#aeb2bd

#b0b3bb

#b1b3ba

#b3b4b8

#b4b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbb · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#afaeba · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#adb9b8 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb1be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb1be]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb1be (#adb1be) is rgb(173, 177, 190) in RGB.

No, #adb1be 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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