Information about #ADBCBD color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned water-like cyan, #ADBCBD 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 almost identical to Cool Silver (#B0BBC0). Slightly further away sit Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 188, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADBCBD: 10.7:1 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.
#ADBCBD color variations
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#ADBCBD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADBCBD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADBCBD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADBCBD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADBCBD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADBCBD color
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Nearest named colors to #ADBCBD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B0BBC0
#AEB7C0
#AAB7BB
#A9BDB6
#ADBAB5
#B3BBB7
#A8C3BC
#AAB5B8
#B1B6B7
#B2BEB5
#B1B9B4
#B5B7B7
#ADBCBD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADBCBD
- RGB173, 188, 189
- CMYK6, 0, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(173, 188, 189)
- HSL184°, 11%, 71%
- HSL Precise183.75°, 10.811%, 70.98%
- HSV184°, 8%, 74%
- HSB184°, 8%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.737, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.737, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.737, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADBCBD
- DECIMAL ID11386045
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
