Information about #ABADB6 color

#ABADB6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #ABADB6 belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(171, 173, 182) (67.1% red, 67.8% green, 71.4% blue), or CMYK 4 / 4 / 0 / 29 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ABADB6 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metro (#ACAFB1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Misty Ash (#ADB2B0) and Mischka (#A5A9B2).

The recipe behind #ABADB6 is rgb(171, 173, 182), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ABADB6: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ABADB6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ABADB6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#ABADB6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ABADB6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#626470

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Black

#000000

#ABADB6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ABADB6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ABADB6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#B5AEAA
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#AAB2B5
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#B5AAAC
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#B3AAB5
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#B5AAB2
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#AAB5AE
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Nearest named colors to #ABADB6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Ashen Lavender color link
Ashen Lavender

#B1A9B1

Gull Grey color link
Gull Grey

#A4ADB0

Titans Grey color link
Titans Grey

#A5ACAF

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Ajay color link
Ajay

#B0ACAE

Bombay color link
Bombay

#AEAEAD

#ABADB6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ABADB6
  • RGB171, 173, 182
  • CMYK4, 4, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(171, 173, 182)
  • HSL229°, 7%, 69%
  • HSL Precise229.091°, 7.006%, 69.216%
  • HSV229°, 6%, 71%
  • HSB229°, 6%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.678, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.678, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.678, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDABADB6
  • DECIMAL ID11251126
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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