Recognised as Colour
#ADA9AC
- #ADA9AC
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA9AC is a grey with RGB values 173, 169, 172 and HSL 315°, 2%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA9AC#ADA9AC
HEX#ADA9AC
RGBrgb(173, 169, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6627, 0.6745
RGB percentages67.8%, 66.3%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(315, 2.4%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(315, 2.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 0.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,164
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA9AC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40239WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA
Inverted#525653
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A9ADAA
Analogous#ACA9AD, #ADA9AA
Triadic#ACADA9, #A9ACAD
Split complementary#AAADA9, #A9ADAC
Tetradic#ADACA9, #A9ADAA, #A9AAAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G169
B172
Red173 (67.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue315°
Saturation (HSL)2.38%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A9 · B AC
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