#adb3be

Color #adb3be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#adb3be

RGB

rgb(173, 179, 190)

HSL

hsl(218.8, 11.6%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.8, 8.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(72.79, 0.08, -6.31)

LCH

lch(72.79, 6.31, 270.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.017, 262.58)

HWB

hwb(218.8, 67.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beb8ad

Analogous

#adbcbe

#adb3be

#b0adbe

Triadic

#adb3be

#beadb3

#b3bead

Split-complementary

#adb3be

#beb0ad

#bcbead

Tetradic

#adb3be

#b8adbe

#beb8ad

#b3bead

Square

#adb3be

#beadbc

#beb8ad

#adbeb0

Shades

Color #adb3be mixed toward black.

#8b94a3

#6b7587

#505865

#353a44

#1b1d22

Tints

Color #adb3be mixed toward white.

#bbc0c9

#c8ccd4

#d6d9df

#e4e6e9

#f1f2f4

Tones

Color #adb3be mixed toward gray.

#aeb3bd

#b0b4bb

#b1b4ba

#b3b5b8

#b4b5b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bb · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#afafbb · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#adb9b9 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb3be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb3be]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb3be (#adb3be) is rgb(173, 179, 190) in RGB.

No, #adb3be 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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