Recognised as Colour
#ADA1A6
- #ADA1A6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA1A6 is a grey with RGB values 173, 161, 166 and HSL 335°, 7%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA1A6#ADA1A6
HEX#ADA1A6
RGBrgb(173, 161, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6314, 0.651
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.1%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(335, 6.8%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(335, 6.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,110
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA1A6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.43:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#525E59
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A1ADA8
Analogous#ADA1AC, #ADA2A1
Triadic#A6ADA1, #A1A6AD
Split complementary#A1ADA2, #A1ACAD
Tetradic#ACADA1, #A1ADA8, #A2A1AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G161
B166
Red173 (67.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue335°
Saturation (HSL)6.82%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A1 · B A6
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