Colour
#ADAFAE
- #ADAFAE
- Grey
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADAFAE is a grey with RGB values 173, 175, 174 and HSL 150°, 1%, 68%. 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
#ADAFAE#ADAFAE
HEX#ADAFAE
RGBrgb(173, 175, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6863, 0.6824
RGB percentages67.8%, 68.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(150, 1.2%, 68.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(150, 1.1%, 68.6%)
CMYK1.1%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,702
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAFAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.426WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#525051
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AFADAE
Analogous#ADAFAD, #ADAFAF
Triadic#AEADAF, #AFAEAD
Split complementary#AFADAF, #AFADAD
Tetradic#ADADAF, #AFADAE, #AFAFAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G175
B174
Red173 (67.8%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue150°
Saturation (HSL)1.23%
Lightness68.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G AF · B AE
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