#adb7b8

Color #adb7b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.46 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#adb7b8

RGB

rgb(173, 183, 184)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0.5%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.68, -3.27, -1.71)

LCH

lch(73.68, 3.69, 207.61)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0113, 204.07)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8aead

Analogous

#adb8b4

#adb7b8

#adb1b8

Triadic

#adb7b8

#b8adb7

#b7b8ad

Split-complementary

#adb7b8

#b8adb1

#b8b4ad

Tetradic

#adb7b8

#aeadb8

#b8aead

#b7b8ad

Square

#adb7b8

#b4adb8

#b8aead

#b1b8ad

Shades

Color #adb7b8 mixed toward black.

#8d9b9c

#6e7e80

#535e60

#373f40

#1c1f20

Tints

Color #adb7b8 mixed toward white.

#bbc3c4

#c8cfd0

#d6dbdc

#e4e7e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #adb7b8 mixed toward gray.

#aeb6b7

#afb5b6

#b0b5b5

#b1b4b4

#b2b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b2b8 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b1b0b8 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#aeb8b8 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb7b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb7b8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#adb7b8 (#adb7b8) is rgb(173, 183, 184) in RGB.

No, #adb7b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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