Information about #ADB9BC color

#ADB9BC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADB9BC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 185, 188) — 67.8% red, 72.5% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 1 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ADB9BC reads as a gently muted aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB). Slightly further away sit Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Cool Silver (#B0BBC0).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 185, 188)), which gives #ADB9BC its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADB9BC: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #ADB9BC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ADB9BC color variations

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

#ADB9BC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADB9BC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADB9BC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADB9BC 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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#ADB9BC 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 #ADB9BC

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

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

#ADB9BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB9BC
  • RGB173, 185, 188
  • CMYK6, 1, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(173, 185, 188)
  • HSL192°, 10%, 71%
  • HSL Precise192°, 10.067%, 70.784%
  • HSV192°, 8%, 74%
  • HSB192°, 8%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.725, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.725, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.725, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB9BC
  • DECIMAL ID11385276
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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