#adb8c7

Color #adb8c7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#adb8c7

RGB

rgb(173, 184, 199)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 18.8%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 13.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 7.5%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(74.37, -0.77, -8.87)

LCH

lch(74.37, 8.9, 265.04)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0246, 256.13)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 67.8%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7bcad

Analogous

#adc5c7

#adb8c7

#afadc7

Triadic

#adb8c7

#c7adb8

#b8c7ad

Split-complementary

#adb8c7

#c7afad

#c5c7ad

Tetradic

#adb8c7

#bcadc7

#c7bcad

#b8c7ad

Square

#adb8c7

#c7adc5

#c7bcad

#adc7af

Shades

Color #adb8c7 mixed toward black.

#8898ae

#657893

#4b5a6e

#323c4a

#191e25

Tints

Color #adb8c7 mixed toward white.

#bbc4d0

#c8d0da

#d6dbe3

#e4e7ec

#f1f3f6

Tones

Color #adb8c7 mixed toward gray.

#afb8c5

#b1b9c3

#b3b9c0

#b6b9be

#b8babc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c4 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b1b0c3 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#aec1c0 · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adb8c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb8c7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#adb8c7 (#adb8c7) is rgb(173, 184, 199) in RGB.

No, #adb8c7 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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