#ADB5B8 Color

#ADB5B8 is rgb(173, 181, 184) in RGB and hsl(196, 7%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#ADB5B8

HEX#ADB5B8

RGBrgb(173, 181, 184)

HSLhsl(196, 7%, 70%)

HSVhsv(196, 6%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.01 222.1)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #ADB5B8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ADB5B8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#ADB5B8 Complementary#B8B0AD Analogous#ADB8B5 Analogous#ADB0B8 Triadic#B8ADB5 Triadic#B5B8AD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #ADB5B8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B8BFC1 #C3C9CB #CED3D4 #D9DCDE #E4E6E7 #EFF0F1

Shades

#959FA3 #79868B #646F73 #4C5457 #373D3F #1F2223

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