What color is #ADA9B6?

#ADA9B6 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 #ADA9B6?

The RGB value is 173, 169, 182: 173 red, 169 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA9B6?

The complementary color is #B2B6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA9B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA9B6 color

#ADA9B6 rgb(173, 169, 182)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA9B6 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green and 71.4% blue (173, 169, 182).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 8% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% 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 9.13:1).

#ADA9B6 color codes

HEX	`#ADA9B6`
RGB	`rgb(173, 169, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 8%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 7%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.92, 3.92, -6.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.92, 7.29, 302.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.864, 40.638, 49.991)`
Decimal	`11381174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA9B6, 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 #ADA9B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA9B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #ADA9B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada9b6; }
.text { color: #ada9b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada9b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 169 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada9b6, #b4a9b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADA9B6?: #ADA9B6 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 #ADA9B6?: The RGB value is 173, 169, 182: 173 red, 169 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA9B6?: The complementary color is #B2B6A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA9B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.