What color is #ADBBBA?

#ADBBBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBBBA?

The RGB value is 173, 187, 186: 173 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBBBA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBBBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBBBA color

#ADBBBA rgb(173, 187, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBBBA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 73.3% green and 72.9% blue (173, 187, 186).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.59:1).

#ADBBBA color codes

HEX	`#ADBBBA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 187, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.3%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 1%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.81, -5.01, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.81, 5.14, 192.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.865, 47.969, 53.393)`
Decimal	`11385786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBBBA, 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 #ADBBBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBBBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.59:1	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 #ADBBBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbbba; }
.text { color: #adbbba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbbba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 187 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbbba, #adb5bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADBBBA?: #ADBBBA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBBBA?: The RGB value is 173, 187, 186: 173 red, 187 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBBBA?: The complementary color is #BBADAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBBBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.