#ada3ad

Color #ada3ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ada3ad

RGB

rgb(173, 163, 173)

HSL

hsl(300, 5.7%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 5.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.09, 5.47, -3.86)

LCH

lch(68.09, 6.69, 324.79)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0181, 325.78)

HWB

hwb(300, 63.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3ada3

Analogous

#a8a3ad

#ada3ad

#ada3a8

Triadic

#ada3ad

#adada3

#a3adad

Split-complementary

#ada3ad

#a8ada3

#a3ada8

Tetradic

#ada3ad

#ada3a3

#a3ada3

#a3adad

Square

#ada3ad

#ada8a3

#a3ada3

#a3a8ad

Shades

Color #ada3ad mixed toward black.

#938593

#766a76

#594f59

#3b353b

#1e1a1e

Tints

Color #ada3ad mixed toward white.

#bbb2bb

#c8c2c8

#d6d1d6

#e4e0e4

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #ada3ad mixed toward gray.

#aca4ac

#aba5ab

#aba6ab

#aaa6aa

#a9a7a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ab · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a9aaaa · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#ada9a8 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada3ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada3ad]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#ada3ad (#ada3ad) is rgb(173, 163, 173) in RGB.

No, #ada3ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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