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Recognised as Colour

#ADB8C0

  • #ADB8C0
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Silver

#ADB8C0 is a blue with RGB values 173, 184, 192 and HSL 205°, 13%, 72%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Silver.

Colour values

#ADB8C0#ADB8C0
HEX#ADB8C0
RGBrgb(173, 184, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7216, 0.7529
RGB percentages67.8%, 72.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(205.3, 13.1%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(205.3, 9.9%, 75.3%)
CMYK9.9%, 4.2%, 0%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,385,024
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB8C0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46971WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness181.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.39:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#52473F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5B8C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B2B5C0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#A8BABAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.39:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Silver · ΔE 6.8Dark grey · ΔE 7.6Light steelblue · ΔE 10.8Light grey · ΔE 11.9Light blue · ΔE 14.3Gainsboro · ΔE 14.8
Nearest named CSS colourSilver (#C0C0C0)ΔE 6.79, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C0B5AD
Analogous#ADC0BE, #ADAEC0
Triadic#C0ADB8, #B8C0AD
Split complementary#C0ADAE, #C0BFAD
Tetradic#BEADC0, #C0B5AD, #AEC0AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#E7EAEC
Lighter +10%#CAD1D6
Darker −10%#909FAA
Darker −20%#738694
Darker −30%#5C6C78
Darker −40%#46525B
More saturated +25%#9BBBD2
Less saturated −25%#B6B6B6

Channel breakdown

R173
G184
B192
Red173 (67.8%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue205.26°
Saturation (HSL)13.1%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G B8 · B C0

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