#ada6a5

Color #ada6a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.78 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ada6a5

RGB

rgb(173, 166, 165)

HSL

hsl(7.5, 4.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.5, 4.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(68.66, 2.33, 1.41)

LCH

lch(68.66, 2.72, 31.18)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0082, 27.5)

HWB

hwb(7.5, 64.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5acad

Analogous

#ada5a8

#ada6a5

#adaaa5

Triadic

#ada6a5

#a5ada6

#a6a5ad

Split-complementary

#ada6a5

#a5adaa

#a5a8ad

Tetradic

#ada6a5

#acada5

#a5acad

#a6a5ad

Square

#ada6a5

#a8ada5

#a5acad

#aaa5ad

Shades

Color #ada6a5 mixed toward black.

#928988

#766d6b

#595251

#3b3636

#1e1b1b

Tints

Color #ada6a5 mixed toward white.

#bbb5b4

#c8c4c3

#d6d3d2

#e4e1e1

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #ada6a5 mixed toward gray.

#aca7a6

#aba8a7

#aaa8a8

#aaa9a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa5 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#aaaba5 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#ada5a5 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 3.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada6a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada6a5]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#ada6a5 (#ada6a5) is rgb(173, 166, 165) in RGB.

No, #ada6a5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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