Information about #ADB4AD color
Basic facts about this digital color
A muted, almost neutral grey, #ADB4AD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bel Air (#ADB5AA). Slightly further away sit Quarter Stack (#AFB2AF) and Misty Ash (#ADB2B0).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(173, 180, 173)), which gives #ADB4AD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADB4AD: 9.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #ADB4AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#ADB4AD color variations
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#ADB4AD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADB4AD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADB4AD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADB4AD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADB4AD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADB4AD color
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Nearest named colors to #ADB4AD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ADB5AA
#AFB2AF
#ADB2B0
#AFB1AE
#AEB0AA
#ACB6B2
#B1B5A9
#AEAEAD
#ACAFB1
#ACACAC
#B3B3B3
#B0ACAE
#ADB4AD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADB4AD
- RGB173, 180, 173
- CMYK3, 0, 3, 29
- CSSrgb(173, 180, 173)
- HSL120°, 4%, 69%
- HSL Precise120°, 4.459%, 69.216%
- HSV120°, 4%, 71%
- HSB120°, 4%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.706, 0.678)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.706, 0.678, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.706, 0.678)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
- Color FamilyGreen
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADB4AD
- DECIMAL ID11383981
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
