Palettes / Colors / #ADAEC6

#ADAEC6 — Light Dusty Blue

#ADAEC6 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #ADAEC6 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ADAEC6 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm 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 #C7C6AE; it also sits naturally between #AEBBC7 and #B9AEC7. 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 68% · Blue 78%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADAEC6

.text { color: #ADAEC6; }
.background { background-color: #ADAEC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADAEC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 174, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 18%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADAEC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 174, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADAEC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 174, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADAEC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADAEC6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C7C6AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADAEC6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADAEC6

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ADAEC6 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 #ADAEC6 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

← #ADAEC5  ·  #ADAEC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADAEC6?

#ADAEC6 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 174, 198). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADAEC6?

#ADAEC6 is RGB 173, 174, 198 — HSL 238°, 18%, 73% — CMYK 13%, 12%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #ADAEC6?

Its complement is #C7C6AE; analogous partners are #AEBBC7 and #B9AEC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADAEC6 for text?

Black text on #ADAEC6 has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.