Colour
#AD9FA8
- #AD9FA8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AD9FA8 is a grey with RGB values 173, 159, 168 and HSL 321°, 8%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#AD9FA8#AD9FA8
HEX#AD9FA8
RGBrgb(173, 159, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6235, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.8%, 62.4%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(321.4, 7.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(321.4, 8.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 2.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,600
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9FA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36508WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.3:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#526057
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.3:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FADA4
Analogous#AB9FAD, #AD9FA1
Triadic#A8AD9F, #9FA8AD
Split complementary#A1AD9F, #9FADAB
Tetradic#ADAB9F, #9FADA4, #9FA1AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G159
B168
Red173 (67.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue321.43°
Saturation (HSL)7.87%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 9F · B A8
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