#adb8b6

Color #adb8b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#adb8b6

RGB

rgb(173, 184, 182)

HSL

hsl(169.1, 7.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(169.1, 6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 1.1%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(73.9, -4.19, -0.3)

LCH

lch(73.9, 4.2, 184.1)

OKLCH

oklch(77.3%, 0.0125, 184.12)

HWB

hwb(169.1, 67.8%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8adaf

Analogous

#adb8b0

#adb8b6

#adb5b8

Triadic

#adb8b6

#b6adb8

#b8b6ad

Split-complementary

#adb8b6

#b8adb5

#b8b0ad

Tetradic

#adb8b6

#adafb8

#b8adaf

#b8b6ad

Square

#adb8b6

#b0adb8

#b8adaf

#b5b8ad

Shades

Color #adb8b6 mixed toward black.

#8d9c9a

#6e807c

#53605d

#37403e

#1c201f

Tints

Color #adb8b6 mixed toward white.

#bbc4c2

#c8d0ce

#d6dcdb

#e4e7e7

#f1f3f3

Tones

Color #adb8b6 mixed toward gray.

#aeb7b5

#afb6b5

#b0b5b4

#b1b4b4

#b2b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b6 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b0b7 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#aeb7b7 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb8b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb8b6]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#adb8b6 (#adb8b6) is rgb(173, 184, 182) in RGB.

No, #adb8b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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