What color is #ADA6B5?

#ADA6B5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA6B5?

The RGB value is 173, 166, 181: 173 red, 166 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA6B5?

The complementary color is #AEB5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA6B5 color

#ADA6B5 rgb(173, 166, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA6B5 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green and 71% blue (173, 166, 181).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 9% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#ADA6B5 color codes

HEX	`#ADA6B5`
RGB	`rgb(173, 166, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.1%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 9%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 8%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 8%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.11, 5.37, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.11, 8.67, 308.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.209, 39.493, 49.264)`
Decimal	`11380405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA6B5, 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 #ADA6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #ADA6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada6b5; }
.text { color: #ada6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 166 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada6b5, #b5a6b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADA6B5?: #ADA6B5 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA6B5?: The RGB value is 173, 166, 181: 173 red, 166 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA6B5?: The complementary color is #AEB5A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.