Recognised as Colour
#AD9FAC
- #AD9FAC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#AD9FAC is a grey with RGB values 173, 159, 172 and HSL 304°, 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
#AD9FAC#AD9FAC
HEX#AD9FAC
RGBrgb(173, 159, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6235, 0.6745
RGB percentages67.8%, 62.4%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(304.3, 7.9%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(304.3, 8.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.1%, 0.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,604
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9FAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36659WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.33:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.33:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#526053
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9FADA0
Analogous#A79FAD, #AD9FA5
Triadic#ACAD9F, #9FACAD
Split complementary#A5AD9F, #9FADA7
Tetradic#ADA79F, #9FADA0, #9FA5AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G159
B172
Red173 (67.8%)
Green159 (62.4%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue304.29°
Saturation (HSL)7.87%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 9F · B AC
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