What color is #ADA5AF?

#ADA5AF is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA5AF?

The RGB value is 173, 165, 175: 173 red, 165 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA5AF?

The complementary color is #A7AFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA5AF color

#ADA5AF rgb(173, 165, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA5AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 64.7% green and 68.6% blue (173, 165, 175).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#ADA5AF color codes

HEX	`#ADA5AF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 165, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 64.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 6%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.67, 4.75, -4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.67, 6.29, 319.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.425, 38.89, 46.031)`
Decimal	`11380143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA5AF, 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 #ADA5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #ADA5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada5af; }
.text { color: #ada5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 165 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada5af, #afa5ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADA5AF?: #ADA5AF is a gray, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA5AF?: The RGB value is 173, 165, 175: 173 red, 165 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA5AF?: The complementary color is #A7AFA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.