Colour

#ADAAA6

#ADAAA6
Grey
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#ADAAA6 is a grey with RGB values 173, 170, 166 and HSL 34°, 4%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ADAAA6#ADAAA6

HEX#ADAAA6

RGBrgb(173, 170, 166)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6667, 0.651

RGB percentages67.8%, 66.7%, 65.1%

HSLhsl(34.3, 4.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(34.3, 4%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.7%, 4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,381,414

CSS custom property--colour: #ADAAA6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40387WCAG 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 9.08:1

Contrast with white2.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.08:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#525559

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ABAAA6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACABA6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#AEA9A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.31:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.08:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 2.5 Silver · ΔE 8.3 Light grey · ΔE 15 Gray · ΔE 16.3 Gainsboro · ΔE 18.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 18.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 2.51, a close match

Hue familygrey

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A6A9AD

Analogous#ADA7A6, #ADADA6

Triadic#A6ADAA, #AAA6AD

Split complementary#A6ADAD, #A7A6AD

Tetradic#A6ADA7, #A6A9AD, #ADA6AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F6F6F6

Lighter +20%#DEDDDB

Lighter +10%#C5C3C1

Darker −10%#95918B

Darker −20%#7B7772

Darker −30%#615E59

Darker −40%#464441

More saturated +25%#C2AD91

Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R173

G170

B166

Red173 (67.8%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue166 (65.1%)

Hue34.29°

Saturation (HSL)4.09%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G AA · B A6

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Colour values

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