Colour
#ADA4AC
- #ADA4AC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA4AC is a grey with RGB values 173, 164, 172 and HSL 307°, 5%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA4AC#ADA4AC
HEX#ADA4AC
RGBrgb(173, 164, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6431, 0.6745
RGB percentages67.8%, 64.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(306.7, 5.2%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(306.7, 5.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 0.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,884
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA4AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38414WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.68:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#525B53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4ADA5
Analogous#AAA4AD, #ADA4A8
Triadic#ACADA4, #A4ACAD
Split complementary#A8ADA4, #A4ADAA
Tetradic#ADAAA4, #A4ADA5, #A4A8AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G164
B172
Red173 (67.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue306.67°
Saturation (HSL)5.2%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A4 · B AC
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