Palettes / Colors / #ADB8CD

#ADB8CD — Light Dusty Blue

#ADB8CD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ADB8CD 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 #CDC1AD; it also sits naturally between #ADC8CD and #B2ADCD. 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 72% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

Previews

CSS code for #ADB8CD

.text { color: #ADB8CD; }
.background { background-color: #ADB8CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADB8CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 184, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 24%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADB8CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 184, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADB8CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 184, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADB8CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADB8CD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADB8CD

Tints of #ADB8CD

Tones of #ADB8CD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDC1AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADB8CD: #000000.

How #ADB8CD 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 #ADB8CD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ADB8CC  ·  #ADB8CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADB8CD?

#ADB8CD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 184, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADB8CD?

#ADB8CD is RGB 173, 184, 205 — HSL 219°, 24%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 10%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ADB8CD?

Its complement is #CDC1AD; analogous partners are #ADC8CD and #B2ADCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADB8CD for text?

Black text on #ADB8CD has a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.00:1.