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Recognised as Colour

#ADB2BA

  • #ADB2BA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ADB2BA is a blue with RGB values 173, 178, 186 and HSL 217°, 9%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ADB2BA#ADB2BA
HEX#ADB2BA
RGBrgb(173, 178, 186)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.698, 0.7294
RGB percentages67.8%, 69.8%, 72.9%
HSLhsl(216.9, 8.6%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.9, 7%, 72.9%)
CMYK7%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,383,482
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB2BA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4427WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness177.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.85:1
Contrast with white2.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#524D45

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B0B2BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB1BAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#AAB4B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.13:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 5.7Silver · ΔE 7.1Light steelblue · ΔE 12.2Light grey · ΔE 13Gainsboro · ΔE 16Thistle · ΔE 16.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 5.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BAB5AD
Analogous#ADB8BA, #AFADBA
Triadic#BAADB2, #B2BAAD
Split complementary#BAAFAD, #B8BAAD
Tetradic#BAADB8, #BAB5AD, #ADBAAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E4E6E9
Lighter +10%#C9CCD1
Darker −10%#9198A3
Darker −20%#767E8B
Darker −30%#5E6570
Darker −40%#474C54
More saturated +25%#9AAECD
Less saturated −25%#B3B3B3

Channel breakdown

R173
G178
B186
Red173 (67.8%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue186 (72.9%)
Hue216.92°
Saturation (HSL)8.61%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G B2 · B BA

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