Information about #ADB9AB color

#ADB9AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #ADB9AB belongs to the Green Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 185, 171) — 67.8% red, 72.5% green, 67.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 0 / 5 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADB9AB is a softly muted balanced grey tone that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bel Air (#ADB5AA). Slightly further away sit Diana Green (#B1B5A9) and Periglacial Blue (#ACB6B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 185, 171) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADB9AB: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADB9AB color variations

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

#ADB9AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADB9AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADB9AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADB9AB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ADB9AB 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #ADB9AB

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

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Half Delta color link
Half Delta

#AEB0AA

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

#ADB9AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB9AB
  • RGB173, 185, 171
  • CMYK5, 0, 5, 27
  • CSSrgb(173, 185, 171)
  • HSL111°, 9%, 70%
  • HSL Precise111.429°, 9.091%, 69.804%
  • HSV111°, 8%, 73%
  • HSB111°, 8%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.725, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.725, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.725, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB9AB
  • DECIMAL ID11385259
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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