What color is #ADBDCD?

#ADBDCD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBDCD?

The RGB value is 173, 189, 205: 173 red, 189 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBDCD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBDCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBDCD color

#ADBDCD rgb(173, 189, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBDCD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.1% green and 80.4% blue (173, 189, 205).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.94:1).

#ADBDCD color codes

HEX	`#ADBDCD`
RGB	`rgb(173, 189, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.88, -2.19, -9.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.88, 10.14, 257.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.448, 49.686, 64.889)`
Decimal	`11386317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBDCD, 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 #ADBDCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBDCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.94:1	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 #ADBDCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbdcd; }
.text { color: #adbdcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbdcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 189 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbdcd, #adadcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ADBDCD?: #ADBDCD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBDCD?: The RGB value is 173, 189, 205: 173 red, 189 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBDCD?: The complementary color is #CDBDAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBDCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.