What color is #ADA5A9?

#ADA5A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA5A9?

The RGB value is 173, 165, 169: 173 red, 165 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA5A9?

The complementary color is #A5ADA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA5A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA5A9 color

#ADA5A9 rgb(173, 165, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA5A9 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 64.7% green and 66.3% blue (173, 165, 169).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 5% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rose Ashes (#B5ACAB), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#ADA5A9 color codes

HEX	`#ADA5A9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 165, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 64.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 5%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 5%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.5, 3.61, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.5, 3.76, 344.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.849, 38.659, 42.996)`
Decimal	`11380137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA5A9, 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 #ADA5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA5A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	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 #ADA5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada5a9; }
.text { color: #ada5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 165 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada5a9, #ada5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADA5A9?: #ADA5A9 is a gray, closest to the named color Rose Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA5A9?: The RGB value is 173, 165, 169: 173 red, 165 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA5A9?: The complementary color is #A5ADA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA5A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.