What color is #ADA5B3?

#ADA5B3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA5B3?

The RGB value is 173, 165, 179: 173 red, 165 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA5B3?

The complementary color is #ABB3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA5B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA5B3 color

#ADA5B3 rgb(173, 165, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA5B3 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 64.7% green and 70.2% blue (173, 165, 179).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 8% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plum (#B7A5AD), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#ADA5B3 color codes

HEX	`#ADA5B3`
RGB	`rgb(173, 165, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 64.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 8%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 8%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.79, 5.52, -6.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.79, 8.28, 311.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.824, 39.049, 48.131)`
Decimal	`11380147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA5B3, 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 #ADA5B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA5B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #ADA5B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada5b3; }
.text { color: #ada5b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada5b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 165 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada5b3, #b3a5b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #ADA5B3?: #ADA5B3 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA5B3?: The RGB value is 173, 165, 179: 173 red, 165 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA5B3?: The complementary color is #ABB3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA5B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.