What color is #ADB0C8?

#ADB0C8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB0C8?

The RGB value is 173, 176, 200: 173 red, 176 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB0C8?

The complementary color is #C8C5AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB0C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB0C8 color

#ADB0C8 rgb(173, 176, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ADB0C8 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 69% green and 78.4% blue (173, 176, 200).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cosmic (#B8B9CB), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#ADB0C8 color codes

HEX	`#ADB0C8`
RGB	`rgb(173, 176, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 69%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.3, 3.78, -12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.3, 13.08, 286.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.182, 44.105, 60.87)`
Decimal	`11382984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB0C8, 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 #ADB0C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB0C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #ADB0C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb0c8; }
.text { color: #adb0c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb0c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 176 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb0c8, #b8adc8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #ADB0C8?: #ADB0C8 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Cosmic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB0C8?: The RGB value is 173, 176, 200: 173 red, 176 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB0C8?: The complementary color is #C8C5AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB0C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.