#adb5b7

Color #adb5b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#adb5b7

RGB

rgb(173, 181, 183)

HSL

hsl(192, 6.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 5.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 1.1%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(73.12, -2.4, -1.98)

LCH

lch(73.12, 3.11, 219.52)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0094, 214.2)

HWB

hwb(192, 67.8%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7afad

Analogous

#adb7b4

#adb5b7

#adb0b7

Triadic

#adb5b7

#b7adb5

#b5b7ad

Split-complementary

#adb5b7

#b7adb0

#b7b4ad

Tetradic

#adb5b7

#afadb7

#b7afad

#b5b7ad

Square

#adb5b7

#b4adb7

#b7afad

#b0b7ad

Shades

Color #adb5b7 mixed toward black.

#8d989b

#6f7b7e

#535c5f

#373e3f

#1c1f20

Tints

Color #adb5b7 mixed toward white.

#bbc1c3

#c8cecf

#d6dadb

#e4e6e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #adb5b7 mixed toward gray.

#aeb4b6

#afb4b5

#afb3b4

#b0b3b4

#b1b2b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b7 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#b0afb6 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#adb6b6 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 3.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb5b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb5b7]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#adb5b7 (#adb5b7) is rgb(173, 181, 183) in RGB.

No, #adb5b7 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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