Information about #ADB4B6 color

#ADB4B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #ADB4B6 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(173, 180, 182) (67.8% red, 70.6% green, 71.4% blue), or CMYK 4 / 1 / 0 / 29 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ADB4B6 presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Casper (#AAB5B8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Periglacial Blue (#ACB6B2) and Antique Steel (#B1B6B7).

The recipe behind #ADB4B6 is rgb(173, 180, 182), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #ADB4B6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. No one has named #ADB4B6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ADB4B6 color variations

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

#ADB4B6 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 #ADB4B6

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

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB4B6
  • RGB173, 180, 182
  • CMYK4, 1, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(173, 180, 182)
  • HSL193°, 6%, 70%
  • HSL Precise193.333°, 5.806%, 69.608%
  • HSV193°, 5%, 71%
  • HSB193°, 5%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.706, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.706, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.706, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB4B6
  • DECIMAL ID11383990
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01