What color is #ADABC6?

#ADABC6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADABC6?

The RGB value is 173, 171, 198: 173 red, 171 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADABC6?

The complementary color is #C4C6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADABC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADABC6 color

#ADABC6 rgb(173, 171, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ADABC6 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.1% green and 77.6% blue (173, 171, 198).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Haze (#BDBACE), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#ADABC6 color codes

HEX	`#ADABC6`
RGB	`rgb(173, 171, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 14%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.93, 6.1, -13.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.93, 14.79, 294.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.987, 42.087, 59.327)`
Decimal	`11381702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADABC6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADABC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADABC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADABC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adabc6; }
.text { color: #adabc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adabc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 171 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adabc6, #bbabc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ADABC6?: #ADABC6 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Blue Haze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADABC6?: The RGB value is 173, 171, 198: 173 red, 171 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADABC6?: The complementary color is #C4C6AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADABC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.