What color is #ADA9B8?

#ADA9B8 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 #ADA9B8?

The RGB value is 173, 169, 184: 173 red, 169 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA9B8?

The complementary color is #B4B8A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA9B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA9B8 color

#ADA9B8 rgb(173, 169, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA9B8 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green and 72.2% blue (173, 169, 184).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 10% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#ADA9B8 color codes

HEX	`#ADA9B8`
RGB	`rgb(173, 169, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.3%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 10%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.98, 4.32, -7.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.98, 8.37, 301.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.072, 40.721, 51.087)`
Decimal	`11381176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA9B8, 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 #ADA9B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA9B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #ADA9B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada9b8; }
.text { color: #ada9b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada9b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 169 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada9b8, #b4a9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ADA9B8?: #ADA9B8 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 #ADA9B8?: The RGB value is 173, 169, 184: 173 red, 169 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA9B8?: The complementary color is #B4B8A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA9B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.