Colour
#ADA5AC
- #ADA5AC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA5AC is a grey with RGB values 173, 165, 172 and HSL 308°, 5%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA5AC#ADA5AC
HEX#ADA5AC
RGBrgb(173, 165, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6471, 0.6745
RGB percentages67.8%, 64.7%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(307.5, 4.7%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(307.5, 4.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 0.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,140
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA5AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38773WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness168.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.75:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.75:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#525A53
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.75:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A5ADA6
Analogous#AAA5AD, #ADA5A8
Triadic#ACADA5, #A5ACAD
Split complementary#A8ADA5, #A5ADAA
Tetradic#ADAAA5, #A5ADA6, #A5A8AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G165
B172
Red173 (67.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue307.5°
Saturation (HSL)4.65%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A5 · B AC
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