Information about #ADBBB8 color

#ADBBB8 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADBBB8 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 187, 184) — 67.8% red, 73.3% green, 72.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 1 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ADBBB8 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. 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, 187, 184) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADBBB8: 10.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADBBB8 color variations

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

#ADBBB8 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADBBB8 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADBBB8 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADBBB8 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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#ADBBB8 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 #ADBBB8

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

Hermitage color link
Hermitage

#B1B9B4

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Antique Steel color link
Antique Steel

#B1B6B7

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Periglacial Blue color link
Periglacial Blue

#ACB6B2

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Ashanti color link
Ashanti

#A6BBB3

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

#ADBBB8 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADBBB8
  • RGB173, 187, 184
  • CMYK5, 0, 1, 27
  • CSSrgb(173, 187, 184)
  • HSL167°, 9%, 71%
  • HSL Precise167.143°, 9.333%, 70.588%
  • HSV167°, 7%, 73%
  • HSB167°, 7%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.733, 0.722)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.733, 0.722, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.733, 0.722)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADBBB8
  • DECIMAL ID11385784
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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