What color is #ADAFA5?

#ADAFA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAFA5?

The RGB value is 173, 175, 165: 173 red, 175 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAFA5?

The complementary color is #A7A5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAFA5?

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.

#ADAFA5 color

#ADAFA5 rgb(173, 175, 165)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAFA5 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.6% green and 64.7% blue (173, 175, 165).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 6% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Magnetic (#B2B5AF), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ADAFA5 color codes

HEX	`#ADAFA5`
RGB	`rgb(173, 175, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 68.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 6%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 6%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, -2.55, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 5.5, 117.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.354, 42.261, 41.674)`
Decimal	`11382693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAFA5, 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 #ADAFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAFA5 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 #ADAFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adafa5; }
.text { color: #adafa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adafa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 175 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adafa5, #a8afa5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ADAFA5?: #ADAFA5 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnetic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAFA5?: The RGB value is 173, 175, 165: 173 red, 175 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAFA5?: The complementary color is #A7A5AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAFA5?: 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.