#ADB9CD Color

#ADB9CD is rgb(173, 185, 205) in RGB and hsl(218, 24%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#ADB9CD

HEX#ADB9CD

RGBrgb(173, 185, 205)

HSLhsl(218, 24%, 74%)

HSVhsv(218, 16%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(78.3% 0.031 260.7)

CMYKcmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 20%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #ADB9CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.98:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.6:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ADB9CD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#ADB9CD Complementary#CDC1AD Analogous#ADC8CD Analogous#B1ADCD Triadic#CDADB8 Triadic#B8CDAD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #ADB9CD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B6C1D2 #C3CBDA #CCD4E0 #D9DEE8 #E3E7EE #EFF1F5

Shades

#8D9DB9 #6E82A6 #55698B #42516C #2F394C #1B212C

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