#ada8a6

Color #ada8a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.19 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ada8a6

RGB

rgb(173, 168, 166)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 4.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 4%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.21, 1.42, 1.67)

LCH

lch(69.21, 2.19, 49.63)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0064, 43.11)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 65.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6abad

Analogous

#ada6a8

#ada8a6

#adaca6

Triadic

#ada8a6

#a6ada8

#a8a6ad

Split-complementary

#ada8a6

#a6adac

#a6a8ad

Tetradic

#ada8a6

#abada6

#a6abad

#a8a6ad

Square

#ada8a6

#a8ada6

#a6abad

#aca6ad

Shades

Color #ada8a6 mixed toward black.

#928b89

#766f6c

#585351

#3b3836

#1d1c1b

Tints

Color #ada8a6 mixed toward white.

#bbb7b5

#c8c5c4

#d6d4d3

#e4e2e1

#f1f1f0

Tones

Color #ada8a6 mixed toward gray.

#aca8a7

#aca9a7

#aba9a8

#aaa9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababa6 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#abaca7 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#ada7a7 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada8a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada8a6]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ada8a6 (#ada8a6) is rgb(173, 168, 166) in RGB.

No, #ada8a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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