Colour
#ADAFA8
- #ADAFA8
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADAFA8 is a grey with RGB values 173, 175, 168 and HSL 77°, 4%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADAFA8#ADAFA8
HEX#ADAFA8
RGBrgb(173, 175, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6863, 0.6588
RGB percentages67.8%, 68.6%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(77.1, 4.2%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(77.1, 4%, 68.6%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 4%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,696
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAFA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.47:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.47:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#525057
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.47:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AAA8AF
Analogous#AFAEA8, #AAAFA8
Triadic#A8ADAF, #AFA8AD
Split complementary#A8AAAF, #AEA8AF
Tetradic#A8AFAE, #AAA8AF, #AFA8AA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G175
B168
Red173 (67.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue77.14°
Saturation (HSL)4.19%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G AF · B A8
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