Information about #ADBBBF color

#ADBBBF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADBBBF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 187, 191) — 67.8% red, 73.3% green, 74.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 7 / 2 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #ADBBBF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cool Silver (#B0BBC0). Slightly further away sit Longitude (#AEB7C0) and Coastal Blue (#AAB7BB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(173, 187, 191)), which gives #ADBBBF its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADBBBF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADBBBF color variations

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

#ADBBBF 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ADBBBF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cool Silver color link
Cool Silver

#B0BBC0

Longitude color link
Longitude

#AEB7C0

Coastal Blue color link
Coastal Blue

#AAB7BB

Casper color link
Casper

#AAB5B8

Opal color link
Opal

#A8C3BC

Loblolly color link
Loblolly

#B3BBB7

Emerge color link
Emerge

#ADBAB5

Rivendell color link
Rivendell

#A9BDB6

Icebreaker color link
Icebreaker

#A9B7C9

Shinto color link
Shinto

#A6B5C6

Ash Gray color link
Ash Gray

#B2BEB5

#ADBBBF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADBBBF
  • RGB173, 187, 191
  • CMYK7, 2, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(173, 187, 191)
  • HSL193°, 12%, 71%
  • HSL Precise193.333°, 12.329%, 71.373%
  • HSV193°, 9%, 75%
  • HSB193°, 9%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.733, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.733, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.733, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADBBBF
  • DECIMAL ID11385791
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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