What color is #ADA1B6?

#ADA1B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA1B6?

The RGB value is 173, 161, 182: 173 red, 161 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA1B6?

The complementary color is #AAB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA1B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA1B6 color

#ADA1B6 rgb(173, 161, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA1B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.1% green and 71.4% blue (173, 161, 182).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 13% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#ADA1B6 color codes

HEX	`#ADA1B6`
RGB	`rgb(173, 161, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 63.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 13%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 12%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 12%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.84, 8.33, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.84, 12.45, 312.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.421, 37.752, 49.51)`
Decimal	`11379126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA1B6, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADA1B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA1B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADA1B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada1b6; }
.text { color: #ada1b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada1b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 161 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada1b6, #b6a1b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADA1B6?: #ADA1B6 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA1B6?: The RGB value is 173, 161, 182: 173 red, 161 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA1B6?: The complementary color is #AAB6A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA1B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.