Colour
#ADABAA
- #ADABAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADABAA is a grey with RGB values 173, 171, 170 and HSL 20°, 2%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADABAA#ADABAA
HEX#ADABAA
RGBrgb(173, 171, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6706, 0.6667
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.1%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(20, 1.8%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 1.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 1.2%, 1.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,674
CSS custom property--colour: #ADABAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.18:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#525455
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAACAD
Analogous#ADAAAB, #ADADAA
Triadic#AAADAB, #ABAAAD
Split complementary#AAADAD, #AAABAD
Tetradic#ABADAA, #AAACAD, #ADAAAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G171
B170
Red173 (67.8%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)1.8%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AB · B AA
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