#ADB8AE Color

#ADB8AE is rgb(173, 184, 174) in RGB and hsl(125, 7%, 70%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#ADB8AE

HEX#ADB8AE

RGBrgb(173, 184, 174)

HSLhsl(125, 7%, 70%)

HSVhsv(125, 6%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(77.1% 0.019 148)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #ADB8AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ADB8AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#ADB8AE Complementary#B8ADB7 Analogous#B2B8AD Analogous#ADB8B3 Triadic#AEADB8 Triadic#B8AEAD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #ADB8AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B8C1B9 #C3CBC4 #CED4CE #D9DED9 #E4E7E4 #EFF1EF

Shades

#95A396 #798B7B #647365 #4C574D #373F37 #1F231F

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