What color is #ADADAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #ADADAE?

The RGB value is 173, 173, 174: 173 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADADAE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADADAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADADAE color

#ADADAE rgb(173, 173, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADADAE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.8% green and 68.2% blue (173, 173, 174).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 1% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dark Gray (#A9A9A9), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#ADADAE color codes

HEX	`#ADADAE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 173, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.8%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 1%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 1%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.75, 0.19, -0.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.75, 0.55, 290.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.816, 41.827, 46.012)`
Decimal	`11382190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADADAE, 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 #ADADAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADADAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	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 #ADADAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adadae; }
.text { color: #adadae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adadae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 173 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adadae, #aeadae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADADAE?: #ADADAE is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADADAE?: The RGB value is 173, 173, 174: 173 red, 173 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADADAE?: The complementary color is #AEAEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADADAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.37:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.