What color is #ADA9AF?

#ADA9AF is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA9AF?

The RGB value is 173, 169, 175: 173 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA9AF?

The complementary color is #ABAFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA9AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA9AF color

#ADA9AF rgb(173, 169, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA9AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green and 68.6% blue (173, 169, 175).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Ultimate Gray (#A9A8A9), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#ADA9AF color codes

HEX	`#ADA9AF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 169, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.3%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 3%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.72, 2.56, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.72, 3.63, 314.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.158, 40.355, 46.276)`
Decimal	`11381167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA9AF, 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 #ADA9AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA9AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #ADA9AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada9af; }
.text { color: #ada9af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada9af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 169 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada9af, #afa9ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ADA9AF?: #ADA9AF is a gray, closest to the named color Ultimate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA9AF?: The RGB value is 173, 169, 175: 173 red, 169 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA9AF?: The complementary color is #ABAFA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA9AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.