What color is #ADAFBE?

#ADAFBE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAFBE?

The RGB value is 173, 175, 190: 173 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAFBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADAFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAFBE color

#ADAFBE rgb(173, 175, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.6% green and 74.5% blue (173, 175, 190).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#ADAFBE color codes

HEX	`#ADAFBE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 175, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 68.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 8%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, 2.25, -7.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 8.19, 285.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.856, 43.262, 54.85)`
Decimal	`11382718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAFBE, 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 #ADAFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #ADAFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adafbe; }
.text { color: #adafbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adafbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 175 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adafbe, #b4adbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADAFBE?: #ADAFBE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAFBE?: The RGB value is 173, 175, 190: 173 red, 175 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAFBE?: The complementary color is #BEBCAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.