What color is #ADBECF?

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

What is the RGB value of #ADBECF?

The RGB value is 173, 190, 207: 173 red, 190 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBECF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBECF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBECF color

#ADBECF rgb(173, 190, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBECF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.5% green and 81.2% blue (173, 190, 207).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Rendez-Blue (#ABBED0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.04:1).

#ADBECF color codes

HEX	`#ADBECF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 190, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.2, -2.29, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.2, 10.75, 257.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.907, 50.215, 66.241)`
Decimal	`11386575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBECF, 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 #ADBECF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBECF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.04:1	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 #ADBECF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbecf; }
.text { color: #adbecf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbecf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 190 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbecf, #adadcf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADBECF?: #ADBECF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Rendez-Blue. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBECF?: The RGB value is 173, 190, 207: 173 red, 190 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBECF?: The complementary color is #CFBEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBECF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.