What color is #ADAEAF?

#ADAEAF is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAEAF?

The RGB value is 173, 174, 175: 173 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAEAF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADAEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAEAF color

#ADAEAF rgb(173, 174, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAEAF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.2% green and 68.6% blue (173, 174, 175).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 1% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Tangled Web (#B2B2B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#ADAEAF color codes

HEX	`#ADAEAF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 174, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 68.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 1%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 1%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 1%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.04, -0.16, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.04, 0.66, 255.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.106, 42.251, 46.592)`
Decimal	`11382447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAEAF, 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 #ADAEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #ADAEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaeaf; }
.text { color: #adaeaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaeaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 174 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaeaf, #adadaf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ADAEAF?: #ADAEAF is a gray, closest to the named color Tangled Web. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAEAF?: The RGB value is 173, 174, 175: 173 red, 174 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAEAF?: The complementary color is #AFAEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.