Colour
#ADA7AF
- #ADA7AF
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA7AF is a grey with RGB values 173, 167, 175 and HSL 285°, 5%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA7AF#ADA7AF
HEX#ADA7AF
RGBrgb(173, 167, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6549, 0.6863
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.5%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(285, 4.8%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285, 4.6%, 68.6%)
CMYK1.1%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,655
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA7AF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39617WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.92:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#525850
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.92:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9AFA7
Analogous#A9A7AF, #AFA7AD
Triadic#AFADA7, #A7AFAD
Split complementary#ADAFA7, #A7AFA9
Tetradic#AFA9A7, #A9AFA7, #A7ADAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G167
B175
Red173 (67.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue285°
Saturation (HSL)4.76%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G A7 · B AF
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