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Colour

#ADB2AF

  • #ADB2AF
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ADB2AF is a grey with RGB values 173, 178, 175 and HSL 144°, 3%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#ADB2AF
RGBrgb(173, 178, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.698, 0.6863
RGB percentages67.8%, 69.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(144, 3.1%, 68.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(144, 2.8%, 69.8%)
CMYK2.8%, 0%, 1.7%, 30.2%naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,383,471
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB2AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4382WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.76:1
Contrast with white2.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B1B1B1
Inverted#524D50

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#B2B1AFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B1B0AFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.5 from the original
Tritanopia#ACB2B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.15:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 3.8, a close match
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#B2ADB0
Analogous#AEB2AD, #ADB2B2
Triadic#AFADB2, #B2AFAD
Split complementary#B2ADB2, #B2ADAE
Tetradic#ADAEB2, #B2ADB0, #B2B2AD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFCFC
Lighter +20%#E2E3E2
Lighter +10%#C7CBC9
Darker −10%#939995
Darker −20%#79807C
Darker −30%#606662
Darker −40%#474C49
More saturated +25%#99C6AB
Less saturated −25%#B0B0B0

Channel breakdown

R173
G178
B175
Red173 (67.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue144°
Saturation (HSL)3.14%
Lightness68.82%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G B2 · B AF

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