#ada9b0

Color #ada9b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ada9b0

RGB

rgb(173, 169, 176)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 4.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(69.75, 2.75, -3.09)

LCH

lch(69.75, 4.14, 311.67)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0109, 311.28)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 66.3%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb0a9

Analogous

#a9a9b0

#ada9b0

#b0a9af

Triadic

#ada9b0

#b0ada9

#a9b0ad

Split-complementary

#ada9b0

#afb0a9

#a9b0a9

Tetradic

#ada9b0

#b0a9ac

#acb0a9

#a9b0ad

Square

#ada9b0

#b0a9a9

#acb0a9

#a9afb0

Shades

Color #ada9b0 mixed toward black.

#908b94

#746e78

#57535a

#3a373c

#1d1c1e

Tints

Color #ada9b0 mixed toward white.

#bbb7bd

#c8c6ca

#d6d4d7

#e4e2e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #ada9b0 mixed toward gray.

#ada9af

#adaaaf

#adabae

#acacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababae · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#acacae · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#adadad · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada9b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada9b0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ada9b0 (#ada9b0) is rgb(173, 169, 176) in RGB.

No, #ada9b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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