#adb2ba

Color #adb2ba

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#adb2ba

RGB

rgb(173, 178, 186)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 8.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(72.41, -0.19, -4.68)

LCH

lch(72.41, 4.68, 267.68)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0127, 260.02)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 67.8%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bab5ad

Analogous

#adb9ba

#adb2ba

#afadba

Triadic

#adb2ba

#baadb2

#b2baad

Split-complementary

#adb2ba

#baafad

#b9baad

Tetradic

#adb2ba

#b5adba

#bab5ad

#b2baad

Square

#adb2ba

#baadb9

#bab5ad

#adbaaf

Shades

Color #adb2ba mixed toward black.

#8d949f

#6d7582

#525861

#373b41

#1b1d20

Tints

Color #adb2ba mixed toward white.

#bbbfc6

#c8ccd1

#d6d9dd

#e4e5e8

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #adb2ba mixed toward gray.

#aeb2b9

#afb3b8

#b0b3b7

#b1b3b6

#b2b3b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb8 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#afafb8 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#adb7b6 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb2ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb2ba]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#adb2ba (#adb2ba) is rgb(173, 178, 186) in RGB.

No, #adb2ba 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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