#ada8b0

Color #ada8b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ada8b0

RGB

rgb(173, 168, 176)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 4.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 4.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 4.5%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(69.49, 3.29, -3.47)

LCH

lch(69.49, 4.78, 313.47)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0127, 313.4)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 65.9%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb0a8

Analogous

#a9a8b0

#ada8b0

#b0a8af

Triadic

#ada8b0

#b0ada8

#a8b0ad

Split-complementary

#ada8b0

#afb0a8

#a8b0a9

Tetradic

#ada8b0

#b0a8ab

#abb0a8

#a8b0ad

Square

#ada8b0

#b0a9a8

#abb0a8

#a8afb0

Shades

Color #ada8b0 mixed toward black.

#918a95

#746d78

#57525a

#3a373c

#1d1b1e

Tints

Color #ada8b0 mixed toward white.

#bbb7bd

#c8c5ca

#d6d4d8

#e4e2e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #ada8b0 mixed toward gray.

#ada9af

#adaaae

#acabad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababae · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#abacae · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#adadac · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada8b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada8b0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#ada8b0 (#ada8b0) is rgb(173, 168, 176) in RGB.

No, #ada8b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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