What color is #ADABCB?

#ADABCB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADABCB?

The RGB value is 173, 171, 203: 173 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADABCB?

The complementary color is #C9CBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADABCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADABCB color

#ADABCB rgb(173, 171, 203)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.1% green and 79.6% blue (173, 171, 203).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#ADABCB color codes

HEX	`#ADABCB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 171, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.1%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 16%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.09, 7.17, -15.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.09, 17.51, 294.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.574, 42.321, 62.414)`
Decimal	`11381707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADABCB, 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 #ADABCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADABCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	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 #ADABCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adabcb; }
.text { color: #adabcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adabcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 171 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adabcb, #bdabcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ADABCB?: #ADABCB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADABCB?: The RGB value is 173, 171, 203: 173 red, 171 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADABCB?: The complementary color is #C9CBAB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADABCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.46:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.