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Colour

#ADADAF

  • #ADADAF
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#ADADAF is a grey with RGB values 173, 173, 175 and HSL 240°, 1%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ADADAF#ADADAF
HEX#ADADAF
RGBrgb(173, 173, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6784, 0.6863
RGB percentages67.8%, 67.8%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(240, 1.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(240, 1.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK1.1%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,191
CSS custom property--colour: #ADADAF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.37:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#525250

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ADADAFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Deuteranopia#ADADAFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0 from the original
Tritanopia#ADADAEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 0.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 1.9Silver · ΔE 7Light grey · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 16.2Gainsboro · ΔE 17Gray · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 1.89, below the just-noticeable difference
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AFAFAD
Analogous#ADAEAF, #AEADAF
Triadic#AFADAD, #ADAFAD
Split complementary#AFAEAD, #AEAFAD
Tetradic#AFADAE, #AFAFAD, #ADAFAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAFAFB
Lighter +20%#E1E1E1
Lighter +10%#C7C7C8
Darker −10%#939396
Darker −20%#79797D
Darker −30%#606063
Darker −40%#474749
More saturated +25%#9999C3
Less saturated −25%#AEAEAE

Channel breakdown

R173
G173
B175
Red173 (67.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue240°
Saturation (HSL)1.23%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR AD · G AD · B AF

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