Recognised as Colour
#ADA4B0
- #ADA4B0
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA4B0 is a grey with RGB values 173, 164, 176 and HSL 285°, 7%, 67%. 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
#ADA4B0#ADA4B0
HEX#ADA4B0
RGBrgb(173, 164, 176)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6431, 0.6902
RGB percentages67.8%, 64.3%, 69%
HSLhsl(285, 7.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 6.8%, 69%)
CMYK1.7%, 6.8%, 0%, 31%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,888
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA4B0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3857WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#525B4F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A7B0A4
Analogous#A7A4B0, #B0A4AD
Triadic#B0ADA4, #A4B0AD
Split complementary#ADB0A4, #A4B0A7
Tetradic#B0A7A4, #A7B0A4, #A4ADB0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G164
B176
Red173 (67.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue176 (69%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)7.06%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A4 · B B0
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