Information about #ADB1CD color

#ADB1CD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADB1CD falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 177, 205) — 67.8% red, 69.4% green, 80.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 11 / 0 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADB1CD is a gently muted blue 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 Icebreaker (#A9B7C9). Slightly further away sit Echo Blue (#A4AFCD) and Bauhaus (#A9AED5).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 177, 205) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #ADB1CD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADB1CD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ADB1CD 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ADB1CD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Echo Blue color link
Echo Blue

#A4AFCD

Alaska color link
Alaska

#B2B9CD

Bauhaus color link
Bauhaus

#A9AED5

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Serendipity color link
Serendipity

#B1B9D3

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Comfort Zone color link
Comfort Zone

#A2B9D2

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

#ADB1CD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB1CD
  • RGB173, 177, 205
  • CMYK13, 11, 0, 20
  • HSL233°, 24%, 74%
  • HSL Precise232.5°, 24.242%, 74.118%
  • HSV233°, 16%, 80%
  • HSB233°, 16%, 80%
  • HEX IDADB1CD
  • DECIMAL ID11383245
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80.4%
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