#adaeae

Color #adaeae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.82 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adaeae

RGB

rgb(173, 174, 174)

HSL

hsl(180, 0.6%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 0.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(71.02, -0.35, -0.12)

LCH

lch(71.02, 0.37, 198.92)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0011, 195.26)

HWB

hwb(180, 67.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeadad

Analogous

#adaead

#adaeae

#adadae

Triadic

#adaeae

#aeadae

#aeaead

Split-complementary

#adaeae

#aeadad

Tetradic

#adaeae

#adadae

#aeadad

#aeaead

Square

#adaeae

#adadae

#aeadad

#adaead

Shades

Color #adaeae mixed toward black.

#909191

#737474

#565757

#393a3a

#1d1d1d

Tints

Color #adaeae mixed toward white.

#bbbbbb

#c8c9c9

#d6d6d6

#e4e4e4

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #adaeae mixed toward gray.

#adaeae

#adadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadae · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#adadae · ΔE 0.9

Tritanopia

#adaeae · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 0.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #adaeae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adaeae]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#adaeae (#adaeae) is rgb(173, 174, 174) in RGB.

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

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