Information about #ADAFBE color

#ADAFBE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ADAFBE is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 175, 190) — 67.8% red, 68.6% green, 74.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 6 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained deep-sea blue, #ADAFBE appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Abbey Road (#AFA8BC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Casper (#AAB5B8).

The recipe behind #ADAFBE is rgb(173, 175, 190), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #ADAFBE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADAFBE color variations

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

#ADAFBE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#CDCED7

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#DDDEE4

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#EEEEF1

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White

#FFFFFF

#ADAFBE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#83869E

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#5F6279

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#3F4151

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#1F2028

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Black

#000000

#ADAFBE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A2A4B2

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#989AA6

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#8F919A

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#87888D

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Grey

#808080

#ADAFBE 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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#ACB5BD

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#ADAFBE 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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#BEBCAC
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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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#B7BEAC
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#BEB3AC
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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
#B3ACBE
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#ACB7BE
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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
#ADAFBE
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#BEACAE
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#AEBEAC
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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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#BCACBE
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#BEBCAC
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#AEBEAC
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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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#BEACB7
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#BEBCAC
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#ACBEB3
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Nearest named colors to #ADAFBE

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

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Chatelle color link
Chatelle

#B3ABB6

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Eskimo color link
Eskimo

#A2B4BA

Lola color link
Lola

#B9ACBB

Metro color link
Metro

#ACAFB1

#ADAFBE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#ADAFBE color image #ADAFBE color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADAFBE
  • RGB173, 175, 190
  • CMYK7, 6, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(173, 175, 190)
  • HSL233°, 12%, 71%
  • HSL Precise232.941°, 11.565%, 71.176%
  • HSV233°, 9%, 75%
  • HSB233°, 9%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.686, 0.745)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.686, 0.745, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.686, 0.745)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADAFBE
  • DECIMAL ID11382718
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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