#ada8a9

Color #ada8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.97 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ada8a9

RGB

rgb(173, 168, 169)

HSL

hsl(348, 3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 2.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 2.3%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.29, 1.97, 0.12)

LCH

lch(69.29, 1.97, 3.49)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0059, 3.88)

HWB

hwb(348, 65.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8adac

Analogous

#ada8ac

#ada8a9

#adaaa8

Triadic

#ada8a9

#a9ada8

#a8a9ad

Split-complementary

#ada8a9

#a8adaa

#a8acad

Tetradic

#ada8a9

#adaca8

#a8adac

#a8a9ad

Square

#ada8a9

#acada8

#a8adac

#aaa8ad

Shades

Color #ada8a9 mixed toward black.

#928b8c

#756e70

#585354

#3b3738

#1d1c1c

Tints

Color #ada8a9 mixed toward white.

#bbb7b7

#c8c5c6

#d6d4d4

#e4e2e2

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #ada8a9 mixed toward gray.

#ada8a9

#aca9aa

#abaaaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababa9 · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#abaca9 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#ada9a9 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada8a9]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

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Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ada8a9 (#ada8a9) is rgb(173, 168, 169) in RGB.

No, #ada8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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