#ada5a6

Color #ada5a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.21 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ada5a6

RGB

rgb(173, 165, 166)

HSL

hsl(352.5, 4.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.5, 4.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 4%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.42, 3.06, 0.51)

LCH

lch(68.42, 3.1, 9.46)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0093, 8.65)

HWB

hwb(352.5, 64.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5adac

Analogous

#ada5aa

#ada5a6

#ada8a5

Triadic

#ada5a6

#a6ada5

#a5a6ad

Split-complementary

#ada5a6

#a5ada8

#a5aaad

Tetradic

#ada5a6

#adaca5

#a5adac

#a5a6ad

Square

#ada5a6

#aaada5

#a5adac

#a8a5ad

Shades

Color #ada5a6 mixed toward black.

#928889

#766b6d

#595152

#3b3636

#1e1b1b

Tints

Color #ada5a6 mixed toward white.

#bbb4b5

#c8c3c4

#d6d2d3

#e4e1e1

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #ada5a6 mixed toward gray.

#aca6a7

#aba7a8

#aaa8a8

#aaa8a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa6 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#aaaba6 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#ada6a6 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 4.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ada5a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada5a6]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ada5a6 (#ada5a6) is rgb(173, 165, 166) in RGB.

No, #ada5a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ada5a6, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast