What color is #ADA9C3?

#ADA9C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA9C3?

The RGB value is 173, 169, 195: 173 red, 169 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA9C3?

The complementary color is #BFC3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA9C3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA9C3 color

#ADA9C3 rgb(173, 169, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #ADA9C3 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green and 76.5% blue (173, 169, 195).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Lilac (#BDB0D0), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.24:1).

#ADA9C3 color codes

HEX	`#ADA9C3`
RGB	`rgb(173, 169, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.3%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 13%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 13%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.32, 6.57, -12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.32, 14.33, 297.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.27, 41.2, 57.397)`
Decimal	`11381187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA9C3, 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 #ADA9C3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA9C3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.24:1	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 #ADA9C3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada9c3; }
.text { color: #ada9c3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada9c3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 169 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada9c3, #baa9c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ADA9C3?: #ADA9C3 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Pastel Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA9C3?: The RGB value is 173, 169, 195: 173 red, 169 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA9C3?: The complementary color is #BFC3A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA9C3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.24:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.