Palettes / Colors / #ADABBC

#ADABBC — Silver Grey

#ADABBC is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#ADABBC is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B9BBAA; it also sits naturally between #AAB1BB and #B4AABB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 67% · Blue 74%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADABBC

.text { color: #ADABBC; }
.background { background-color: #ADABBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADABBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 171, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 11%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADABBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 171, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADABBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 171, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADABBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADABBC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADABBC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9BBAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADABBC: #000000.

How #ADABBC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADABBC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADABBC?

#ADABBC is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 173, 171, 188). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADABBC?

#ADABBC is RGB 173, 171, 188 — HSL 247°, 11%, 70% — CMYK 8%, 9%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #ADABBC?

Its complement is #B9BBAA; analogous partners are #AAB1BB and #B4AABB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADABBC for text?

Black text on #ADABBC has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.