Information about #ADB6BF color

#ADB6BF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADB6BF falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 182, 191) — 67.8% red, 71.4% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 4 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #ADB6BF floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Longitude (#AEB7C0). Nearby in the Register you will also find Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB) and Cool Silver (#B0BBC0).

The recipe behind #ADB6BF is rgb(173, 182, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #ADB6BF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ADB6BF color variations

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

#ADB6BF 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 #ADB6BF

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

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Morepork color link
Morepork

#B8B5C2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB6BF
  • RGB173, 182, 191
  • CMYK7, 4, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(173, 182, 191)
  • HSL210°, 12%, 71%
  • HSL Precise210°, 12.329%, 71.373%
  • HSV210°, 9%, 75%
  • HSB210°, 9%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.714, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.714, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.714, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB6BF
  • DECIMAL ID11384511
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01