#ada4a6

Color #ada4a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.77 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ada4a6

RGB

rgb(173, 164, 166)

HSL

hsl(346.7, 5.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.7, 5.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 4%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.16, 3.61, 0.13)

LCH

lch(68.16, 3.61, 2.06)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0108, 2.12)

HWB

hwb(346.7, 64.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4adab

Analogous

#ada4ab

#ada4a6

#ada7a4

Triadic

#ada4a6

#a6ada4

#a4a6ad

Split-complementary

#ada4a6

#a4ada7

#a4abad

Tetradic

#ada4a6

#adaba4

#a4adab

#a4a6ad

Square

#ada4a6

#abada4

#a4adab

#a7a4ad

Shades

Color #ada4a6 mixed toward black.

#928789

#766b6d

#595052

#3b3537

#1e1b1b

Tints

Color #ada4a6 mixed toward white.

#bbb3b5

#c8c2c4

#d6d2d3

#e4e1e1

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #ada4a6 mixed toward gray.

#aca5a6

#aca6a7

#aba6a7

#aaa7a8

#a9a8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a6 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa5 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#ada5a5 · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada4a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada4a6]

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ada4a6 (#ada4a6) is rgb(173, 164, 166) in RGB.

No, #ada4a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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