#adb2bd

Color #adb2bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adb2bd

RGB

rgb(173, 178, 189)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.49, 0.41, -6.19)

LCH

lch(72.49, 6.2, 273.79)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0166, 266.21)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb8ad

Analogous

#adbabd

#adb2bd

#b0adbd

Triadic

#adb2bd

#bdadb2

#b2bdad

Split-complementary

#adb2bd

#bdb0ad

#babdad

Tetradic

#adb2bd

#b8adbd

#bdb8ad

#b2bdad

Square

#adb2bd

#bdadba

#bdb8ad

#adbdb0

Shades

Color #adb2bd mixed toward black.

#8c93a2

#6c7486

#515764

#363a43

#1b1d21

Tints

Color #adb2bd mixed toward white.

#bbbfc8

#c8ccd3

#d6d9de

#e4e5e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #adb2bd mixed toward gray.

#aeb3bc

#b0b3ba

#b1b4b9

#b2b4b8

#b4b5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafba · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#afafba · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#adb8b8 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb2bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb2bd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb2bd (#adb2bd) is rgb(173, 178, 189) in RGB.

No, #adb2bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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