#ada6a6

Color #ada6a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light red.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.72 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#ada6a6

RGB

rgb(173, 166, 166)

HSL

hsl(0, 4.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(68.69, 2.51, 0.9)

LCH

lch(68.69, 2.67, 19.73)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.0081, 17.31)

HWB

hwb(0, 65.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6adad

Analogous

#ada6aa

#ada6a6

#adaaa6

Triadic

#ada6a6

#a6ada6

#a6a6ad

Split-complementary

#ada6a6

#a6adaa

#a6aaad

Tetradic

#ada6a6

#adada6

#a6adad

#a6a6ad

Square

#ada6a6

#aaada6

#a6adad

#aaa6ad

Shades

Color #ada6a6 mixed toward black.

#928989

#766c6c

#585151

#3b3636

#1d1b1b

Tints

Color #ada6a6 mixed toward white.

#bbb5b5

#c8c4c4

#d6d3d3

#e4e1e1

#f1f0f0

Tones

Color #ada6a6 mixed toward gray.

#aca7a7

#aba8a8

#aaa9a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaa6 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#aaaba6 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#ada6a6 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ada6a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada6a6]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#ada6a6 (#ada6a6) is rgb(173, 166, 166) in RGB.

No, #ada6a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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