#ada4ab

Color #ada4ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ada4ab

RGB

rgb(173, 164, 171)

HSL

hsl(313.3, 5.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.3, 5.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 1.2%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.3, 4.54, -2.45)

LCH

lch(68.3, 5.16, 331.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0143, 332.9)

HWB

hwb(313.3, 64.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4ada6

Analogous

#aba4ad

#ada4ab

#ada4a7

Triadic

#ada4ab

#abada4

#a4abad

Split-complementary

#ada4ab

#a7ada4

#a4adab

Tetradic

#ada4ab

#ada6a4

#a4ada6

#a4abad

Square

#ada4ab

#adaba4

#a4ada6

#a4a7ad

Shades

Color #ada4ab mixed toward black.

#928790

#766b74

#595057

#3b353a

#1e1b1d

Tints

Color #ada4ab mixed toward white.

#bbb3b9

#c8c2c7

#d6d2d5

#e4e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #ada4ab mixed toward gray.

#aca5ab

#aca6aa

#aba6aa

#aaa7a9

#a9a8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#aaaaa9 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#ada8a8 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada4ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada4ab]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#ada4ab (#ada4ab) is rgb(173, 164, 171) in RGB.

No, #ada4ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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