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#adbabc ≈ Pastel Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adbabc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 72.94% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.98% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 188°, with 10.07% saturation and 70.78% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Blue (#aec6cf), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4763

Complementary

  1. #adbabc
  2. #bcafad

Split complementary

  1. #adbabc
  2. #bcadb2
  3. #bcb6ad

Analogous

  1. #adbcb6
  2. #adbabc
  3. #adb2bc

Triadic

  1. #adbabc
  2. #bcadba
  3. #babcad

Tetradic

  1. #adbabc
  2. #afadbc
  3. #bcafad
  4. #babcad

Square

  1. #adbabc
  2. #b6adbc
  3. #bcafad
  4. #b2bcad

Monochromatic

  1. #5e7072
  2. #83979a
  3. #adbabc
  4. #d7ddde
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#adbabc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adbabc
  2. #9ca7a9
  3. #8a9596
  4. #798284
  5. #687071
  6. #575d5e
  7. #454a4b
  8. #343838
  9. #232526
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#adbabc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adbabc
  2. #b5c1c3
  3. #bdc8c9
  4. #c6cfd0
  5. #ced6d7
  6. #d6ddde
  7. #dee3e4
  8. #e6eaeb
  9. #eff1f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adbabc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adbabc
  2. #a9b4b6
  3. #a4aeb0
  4. #a0a9aa
  5. #9ba3a4
  6. #979d9e
  7. #929798
  8. #8e9192
  9. #898c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b8b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b9bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5b7bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9bbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4b9bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b2b8bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #abbbbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adbabc {
  color: #adbabc;
}
Background
.bg-adbabc {
  background-color: #adbabc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adbabc {
  border: 2px solid #adbabc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adbabc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 186 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 188 10% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adbabc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adbabc, #adb2bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adbabc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 186 188 / 0.35);
}

#aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.97 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.51 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.05 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.05 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.02 #524543 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Pastel Blue
#adbabc  rgb(173, 186, 188)  hsl(188, 10%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#bcafad  rgb(188, 175, 173)  hsl(8, 10%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#bcadba  rgb(188, 173, 186)  hsl(308, 10%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#babcad  rgb(186, 188, 173)  hsl(68, 10%, 71%)  Ash Gray