What color is #ADBECB?

#ADBECB 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 #ADBECB?

The RGB value is 173, 190, 203: 173 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBECB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBECB color

#ADBECB rgb(173, 190, 203)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.5% green and 79.6% blue (173, 190, 203).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#ADBECB color codes

HEX	`#ADBECB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 190, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, -3.14, -8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 9.07, 249.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.424, 50.022, 63.698)`
Decimal	`11386571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBECB, 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 #ADBECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #ADBECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbecb; }
.text { color: #adbecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 190 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbecb, #adafcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ADBECB?: #ADBECB 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 #ADBECB?: The RGB value is 173, 190, 203: 173 red, 190 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBECB?: The complementary color is #CBBAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.