Information about #ADB9AF color

#ADB9AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ADB9AF is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(173, 185, 175) (67.8% red, 72.5% green, 68.6% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 4 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADB9AF is a softly muted balanced grey tone that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Periglacial Blue (#ACB6B2). Slightly further away sit Emerge (#ADBAB5) and Bel Air (#ADB5AA).

The recipe behind #ADB9AF is rgb(173, 185, 175), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADB9AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADB9AF color variations

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

#ADB9AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADB9AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADB9AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADB9AF 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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#ADB9AF 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 #ADB9AF

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

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Misty Ash color link
Misty Ash

#ADB2B0

Quarter Stack color link
Quarter Stack

#AFB2AF

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Silver Foil color link
Silver Foil

#AFB1AE

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Philippine Silver color link
Philippine Silver

#B3B3B3

#ADB9AF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB9AF
  • RGB173, 185, 175
  • CMYK5, 0, 4, 27
  • CSSrgb(173, 185, 175)
  • HSL130°, 8%, 70%
  • HSL Precise130°, 7.895%, 70.196%
  • HSV130°, 6%, 73%
  • HSB130°, 6%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.725, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.725, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.725, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB9AF
  • DECIMAL ID11385263
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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