What color is #ADBCBE?

#ADBCBE 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 #ADBCBE?

The RGB value is 173, 188, 190: 173 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBCBE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBCBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBCBE color

#ADBCBE rgb(173, 188, 190)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 73.7% green and 74.5% blue (173, 188, 190).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#ADBCBE color codes

HEX	`#ADBCBE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 188, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.18, -4.75, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.18, 5.5, 210.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.509, 48.568, 55.735)`
Decimal	`11386046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBCBE, 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 #ADBCBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBCBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #ADBCBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbcbe; }
.text { color: #adbcbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbcbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 188 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbcbe, #adb3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADBCBE?: #ADBCBE 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 #ADBCBE?: The RGB value is 173, 188, 190: 173 red, 188 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBCBE?: The complementary color is #BEAFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBCBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.