Colour
#ADACAA
- #ADACAA
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADACAA is a grey with RGB values 173, 172, 170 and HSL 40°, 2%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADACAA#ADACAA
HEX#ADACAA
RGBrgb(173, 172, 170)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6745, 0.6667
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.5%, 66.7%
HSLhsl(40, 1.8%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 1.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 0.6%, 1.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,930
CSS custom property--colour: #ADACAA;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.26:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#525355
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 text9.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAABAD
Analogous#ADABAA, #ADADAA
Triadic#AAADAC, #ACAAAD
Split complementary#AAADAD, #ABAAAD
Tetradic#AAADAB, #AAABAD, #ADAAAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G172
B170
Red173 (67.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue170 (66.7%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)1.8%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G AC · B AA
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