#ada6ab

Color #ada6ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ada6ab

RGB

rgb(173, 166, 171)

HSL

hsl(317.1, 4.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(317.1, 4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 1.2%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.82, 3.44, -1.68)

LCH

lch(68.82, 3.83, 333.97)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0107, 335.6)

HWB

hwb(317.1, 65.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6ada8

Analogous

#aca6ad

#ada6ab

#ada6a8

Triadic

#ada6ab

#abada6

#a6abad

Split-complementary

#ada6ab

#a8ada6

#a6adac

Tetradic

#ada6ab

#ada8a6

#a6ada8

#a6abad

Square

#ada6ab

#adaca6

#a6ada8

#a6a8ad

Shades

Color #ada6ab mixed toward black.

#92898f

#766c73

#585156

#3b363a

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #ada6ab mixed toward white.

#bbb5b9

#c8c4c7

#d6d3d5

#e4e1e3

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #ada6ab mixed toward gray.

#aca7ab

#aba8aa

#aaa9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#aaabaa · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#ada9a9 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada6ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada6ab]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#ada6ab (#ada6ab) is rgb(173, 166, 171) in RGB.

No, #ada6ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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