Palettes / Colors / #ADBDCD

#ADBDCD — Light Dusty Blue

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

#ADBDCD 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 #CDBDAD; it also sits naturally between #ADCDCD and #ADADCD. 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 74% · Blue 80%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADBDCD

.text { color: #ADBDCD; }
.background { background-color: #ADBDCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADBDCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 189, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 24%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADBDCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 189, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADBDCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 189, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ADBDCD

Tints of #ADBDCD

Tones of #ADBDCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBDAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADBDCD: #000000.

How #ADBDCD 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 #ADBDCD 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

← #ADBDCC  ·  #ADBDCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADBDCD?

#ADBDCD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 189, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADBDCD?

#ADBDCD is RGB 173, 189, 205 — HSL 210°, 24%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #ADBDCD?

Its complement is #CDBDAD; analogous partners are #ADCDCD and #ADADCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADBDCD for text?

Black text on #ADBDCD has a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.92:1.