Information about #ADB6BD color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #ADB6BD reads as a softly toned sky-leaning azure and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Longitude (#AEB7C0). Slightly further away sit Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB) and OnlyUp Coin (#B0BABA).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 182, 189)), which gives #ADB6BD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADB6BD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#ADB6BD color variations
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#ADB6BD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADB6BD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADB6BD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADB6BD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADB6BD 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 #ADB6BD color
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Nearest named colors to #ADB6BD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AEB7C0
#AAB7BB
#B0BABA
#AAB5B8
#B0BBC0
#B1B6B7
#ADBAB5
#B3BBB7
#B6B5B9
#B5B7B7
#B1B9B4
#A9BDB6
#ADB6BD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADB6BD
- RGB173, 182, 189
- CMYK6, 3, 0, 26
- CSSrgb(173, 182, 189)
- HSL206°, 11%, 71%
- HSL Precise206.25°, 10.811%, 70.98%
- HSV206°, 8%, 74%
- HSB206°, 8%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.714, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.714, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.714, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADB6BD
- DECIMAL ID11384509
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
