Palettes / Colors / #ADAED3

#ADAED3 — Light Dusty Blue

#ADAED3 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 #ADAED3 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.

#ADAED3 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 #D2D1AC; it also sits naturally between #ACC1D2 and #BEACD2. 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 83%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADAED3

.text { color: #ADAED3; }
.background { background-color: #ADAED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADAED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 174, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 30%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADAED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 174, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADAED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 174, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADAED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADAED3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADAED3

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Tones of #ADAED3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2D1AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADAED3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADAED3

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 #ADAED3 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 #ADAED3 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

← #ADAED2  ·  #ADAED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADAED3?

#ADAED3 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 174, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADAED3?

#ADAED3 is RGB 173, 174, 211 — HSL 238°, 30%, 75% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #ADAED3?

Its complement is #D2D1AC; analogous partners are #ACC1D2 and #BEACD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADAED3 for text?

Black text on #ADAED3 has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.