Colour
#ADACA8
- #ADACA8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADACA8 is a grey with RGB values 173, 172, 168 and HSL 48°, 3%, 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
#ADACA8#ADACA8
HEX#ADACA8
RGBrgb(173, 172, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6745, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(48, 3%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 2.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 2.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,928
CSS custom property--colour: #ADACA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41216WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#525357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A8A9AD
Analogous#ADAAA8, #ACADA8
Triadic#A8ADAC, #ACA8AD
Split complementary#A8ACAD, #AAA8AD
Tetradic#A8ADAA, #A8A9AD, #ADA8AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G172
B168
Red173 (67.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)2.96%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AC · B A8
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