Information about #ADB8BF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#ADB8BF falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 184, 191) — 67.8% red, 72.2% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 3 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted sky-leaning azure, #ADB8BF 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 almost identical to Longitude (#AEB7C0). Slightly further away sit Cool Silver (#B0BBC0) and Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 184, 191)), which gives #ADB8BF its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #ADB8BF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADB8BF color variations

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

#ADB8BF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADB8BF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADB8BF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADB8BF 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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#ADB8BF 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #ADB8BF

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

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

OnlyUp Coin color link
OnlyUp Coin

#B0BABA

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Misty Lavender color link
Misty Lavender

#B6B5B9

#ADB8BF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB8BF
  • RGB173, 184, 191
  • CMYK7, 3, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(173, 184, 191)
  • HSL203°, 12%, 71%
  • HSL Precise203.333°, 12.329%, 71.373%
  • HSV203°, 9%, 75%
  • HSB203°, 9%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.722, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.722, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.722, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB8BF
  • DECIMAL ID11385023
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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