#ada6b6

Color #ada6b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ada6b6

RGB

rgb(173, 166, 182)

HSL

hsl(266.3, 9.9%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.3, 8.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 8.8%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.14, 5.57, -7.31)

LCH

lch(69.14, 9.19, 307.31)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.024, 305.34)

HWB

hwb(266.3, 65.1%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb6a6

Analogous

#a6a7b6

#ada6b6

#b5a6b6

Triadic

#ada6b6

#b6ada6

#a6b6ad

Split-complementary

#ada6b6

#b6b5a6

#a7b6a6

Tetradic

#ada6b6

#b6a6af

#afb6a6

#a6b6ad

Square

#ada6b6

#b6a6a7

#afb6a6

#a6b6b5

Shades

Color #ada6b6 mixed toward black.

#90869c

#73687f

#564e60

#393440

#1d1a20

Tints

Color #ada6b6 mixed toward white.

#bbb5c2

#c8c4ce

#d6d2da

#e4e1e7

#f1f0f3

Tones

Color #ada6b6 mixed toward gray.

#ada7b5

#ada9b3

#adaab2

#aeabb1

#aeadaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab2 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#aaabb1 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#adafaf · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada6b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada6b6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#ada6b6 (#ada6b6) is rgb(173, 166, 182) in RGB.

No, #ada6b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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