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#adbdbd ≈ Ash Gray

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#adbdbd 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, 74.12% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 8.47% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 10.81% saturation and 70.98% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4895

Complementary

  1. #adbdbd
  2. #bdadad

Split complementary

  1. #adbdbd
  2. #bdadb5
  3. #bdb5ad

Analogous

  1. #adbdb5
  2. #adbdbd
  3. #adb5bd

Triadic

  1. #adbdbd
  2. #bdadbd
  3. #bdbdad

Tetradic

  1. #adbdbd
  2. #adadbd
  3. #bdadad
  4. #bdbdad

Square

  1. #adbdbd
  2. #b5adbd
  3. #bdadad
  4. #b5bdad

Monochromatic

  1. #5d7474
  2. #839b9b
  3. #adbdbd
  4. #d7dfdf
  5. #f4f6f6

Shades

#adbdbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adbdbd
  2. #9caaaa
  3. #8a9797
  4. #798484
  5. #687171
  6. #575f5f
  7. #454c4c
  8. #343939
  9. #232626
  10. #111313
  11. #000000

Tints

#adbdbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adbdbd
  2. #b5c4c4
  3. #bdcaca
  4. #c6d1d1
  5. #ced7d7
  6. #d6dede
  7. #dee5e5
  8. #e6ebeb
  9. #eff2f2
  10. #f7f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adbdbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adbdbd
  2. #a9b7b7
  3. #a4b1b1
  4. #a0abab
  5. #9ba5a5
  6. #979f9f
  7. #929898
  8. #8e9292
  9. #898c8c
  10. #858686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5bbbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbbbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7b9bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9bebd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5bcbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b3babd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aabebd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adbdbd {
  color: #adbdbd;
}
Background
.bg-adbdbd {
  background-color: #adbdbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adbdbd {
  border: 2px solid #adbdbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adbdbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 189 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 11% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adbdbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adbdbd, #adb5bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adbdbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 189 189 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 4.42 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 4.83 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 5.41 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.27 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 9.50 #524242 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#adbdbd  rgb(173, 189, 189)  hsl(180, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#bdadad  rgb(189, 173, 173)  hsl(0, 11%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#bdadbd  rgb(189, 173, 189)  hsl(300, 11%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#bdbdad  rgb(189, 189, 173)  hsl(60, 11%, 71%)  Ash Gray