Colour
#ADA8A8
- #ADA8A8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA8A8 is a grey with RGB values 173, 168, 168 and HSL 0°, 3%, 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
#ADA8A8#ADA8A8
HEX#ADA8A8
RGBrgb(173, 168, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6588, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.9%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(0, 3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 2.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.9%, 2.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,904
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA8A8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.39717WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.94:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#525757
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 text8.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8ADAD
Analogous#ADA8AB, #ADABA8
Triadic#A8ADA8, #A8A8AD
Split complementary#A8ADAB, #A8ABAD
Tetradic#ABADA8, #A8ADAD, #ABA8AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G168
B168
Red173 (67.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)2.96%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A8 · B A8
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