Colour
#ADABA2
- #ADABA2
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADABA2 is a grey with RGB values 173, 171, 162 and HSL 49°, 6%, 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
#ADABA2#ADABA2
HEX#ADABA2
RGBrgb(173, 171, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6706, 0.6353
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.1%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(49.1, 6.3%, 65.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 6.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 6.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,666
CSS custom property--colour: #ADABA2;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40619WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.12:1
Contrast with white2.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#52545D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.3:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A2A4AD
Analogous#ADA5A2, #AAADA2
Triadic#A2ADAB, #ABA2AD
Split complementary#A2AAAD, #A5A2AD
Tetradic#A2ADA5, #A2A4AD, #ADA2AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G171
B162
Red173 (67.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)6.29%
Lightness65.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AB · B A2
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