Colour
#ADACA6
- #ADACA6
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADACA6 is a grey with RGB values 173, 172, 166 and HSL 51°, 4%, 66%. 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
#ADACA6#ADACA6
HEX#ADACA6
RGBrgb(173, 172, 166)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6745, 0.651
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.5%, 65.1%
HSLhsl(51.4, 4.1%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 4%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,926
CSS custom property--colour: #ADACA6;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41142WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.23:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#525359
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.23:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A6A7AD
Analogous#ADA9A6, #ABADA6
Triadic#A6ADAC, #ACA6AD
Split complementary#A6ABAD, #A9A6AD
Tetradic#A6ADA9, #A6A7AD, #ADA6AB
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G172
B166
Red173 (67.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue166 (65.1%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)4.09%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AC · B A6
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