Information about #ADADB6 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ADADB6 is a softly muted neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metro (#ACAFB1). Slightly further away sit Chatelle (#B3ABB6) and Ashen Lavender (#B1A9B1).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 173, 182)), which gives #ADADB6 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADADB6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#ADADB6 color variations
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#ADADB6 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADADB6 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADADB6 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADADB6 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADADB6 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADADB6 color
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Nearest named colors to #ADADB6
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ACAFB1
#B3ABB6
#B1A9B1
#ADB2B0
#AFA8BC
#B0ACAE
#AAB5B8
#AFB2AF
#B3B3B3
#AEAEAD
#AFB1AE
#A5A9B2
#ADADB6 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADADB6
- RGB173, 173, 182
- CMYK4, 4, 0, 29
- CSSrgb(173, 173, 182)
- HSL240°, 6%, 70%
- HSL Precise240°, 5.806%, 69.608%
- HSV240°, 5%, 71%
- HSB240°, 5%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.678, 0.714)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.678, 0.714, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.678, 0.714)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADADB6
- DECIMAL ID11382198
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
