What color is #ADA9B5?

#ADA9B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA9B5?

The RGB value is 173, 169, 181: 173 red, 169 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA9B5?

The complementary color is #B1B5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA9B5 color

#ADA9B5 rgb(173, 169, 181)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA9B5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green and 71% blue (173, 169, 181).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#ADA9B5 color codes

HEX	`#ADA9B5`
RGB	`rgb(173, 169, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.3%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, 3.72, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 6.76, 303.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.761, 40.596, 49.448)`
Decimal	`11381173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA9B5, 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 #ADA9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #ADA9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada9b5; }
.text { color: #ada9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 169 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada9b5, #b3a9b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADA9B5?: #ADA9B5 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA9B5?: The RGB value is 173, 169, 181: 173 red, 169 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA9B5?: The complementary color is #B1B5A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.