Colour
#ADACBE
- #ADACBE
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADACBE is a blue with RGB values 173, 172, 190 and HSL 243°, 12%, 71%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADACBE#ADACBE
HEX#ADACBE
RGBrgb(173, 172, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6745, 0.7451
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.5%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(243.3, 12.2%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(243.3, 9.5%, 74.5%)
CMYK8.9%, 9.5%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,950
CSS custom property--colour: #ADACBE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42107WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.42:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#525341
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#BDBEAC
Analogous#ACB4BE, #B6ACBE
Triadic#BEADAC, #ACBEAD
Split complementary#BEB6AC, #B4BEAC
Tetradic#BEACB4, #BDBEAC, #ACBEB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G172
B190
Red173 (67.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue243.33°
Saturation (HSL)12.16%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G AC · B BE
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