#ADB4BD — Stainless Steel Color · Hex, RGB & Palettes

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#ADB4BD

≈ Stainless Steel

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On white

2.09:1

Fails AA

On black

8.37:1

Passes AAA

Best text on this color

Aa#1C1916(8.37:1)

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Hue214°Saturation8%Brightness74%

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Normal vision#ADB4BD

Protanopia#B1B4BD

Deuteranopia#AFB3BD

Tritanopia#A9B6B7

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Palettes with this color

Gray Silver White Palette≈Turquoise Sage Silver Palette≈Gray Sage Silver Palette≈Turquoise Silver Cloud Palette≈Gray Silver Cloud Palette≈Gray Seafoam Silver Palette≈Gray Aqua Silver Palette≈Gray Seafoam Silver Palette≈

Colors that go with Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel is an easy neutral to build around — combine it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point, plus a tint or shade of itself for depth.

Ghost Writer#BDB6AD Grey Sheep#BDAEAD Ash#BCBDAD Seafoam Slate#ADBCBD Plaster#E9EAEC Vulcan#36383A

Closest named, CSS & systems

Colour nameStainless Steel#B4BDC7ΔE 2.5 CSS nameDarkgray#A9A9A9ΔE 5.7 Web-safe#CCCCCC#CCCCCCΔE 8.1

Pantone & RAL matches are coming soon — those libraries aren't openly licensed for redistribution.

Stainless Steel — meaning & where to use it

Stainless Steel is a bright neutral — calm, versatile and understated. It works well for backgrounds, typography and minimalist, editorial layouts where colour should recede. Pair it with a single saturated accent to give a neutral scheme a focal point.

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This exact shade isn't a named or standard-set colour, so it isn't indexed — but every tool above works.