Information about #ADBCBA color

#ADBCBA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #ADBCBA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 188, 186) — 67.8% red, 73.7% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 1 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted cyan, #ADBCBA 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 Emerge (#ADBAB5). Slightly further away sit Rivendell (#A9BDB6) and Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 188, 186) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #ADBCBA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADBCBA color variations

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

#ADBCBA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADBCBA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADBCBA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADBCBA 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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#ADBCBA 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 #ADBCBA

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

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Surrender color link
Surrender

#B5B7B7

#ADBCBA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADBCBA
  • RGB173, 188, 186
  • CMYK6, 0, 1, 26
  • CSSrgb(173, 188, 186)
  • HSL172°, 10%, 71%
  • HSL Precise172°, 10.067%, 70.784%
  • HSV172°, 8%, 74%
  • HSB172°, 8%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.737, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.737, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.737, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADBCBA
  • DECIMAL ID11386042
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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