#ada9ae

Color #ada9ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ada9ae

RGB

rgb(173, 169, 174)

HSL

hsl(288, 3%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 2.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(69.69, 2.37, -2.06)

LCH

lch(69.69, 3.14, 319)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0084, 319.33)

HWB

hwb(288, 66.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaea9

Analogous

#aba9ae

#ada9ae

#aea9ad

Triadic

#ada9ae

#aeada9

#a9aead

Split-complementary

#ada9ae

#adaea9

#a9aeab

Tetradic

#ada9ae

#aea9aa

#aaaea9

#a9aead

Square

#ada9ae

#aeaba9

#aaaea9

#a9adae

Shades

Color #ada9ae mixed toward black.

#918c92

#746f76

#575358

#3a373b

#1d1c1d

Tints

Color #ada9ae mixed toward white.

#bbb7bc

#c8c6c9

#d6d4d7

#e4e2e4

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #ada9ae mixed toward gray.

#adaaae

#adaaad

#acaaad

#acabac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababad · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#acacad · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#adacac · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ada9ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada9ae]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#ada9ae (#ada9ae) is rgb(173, 169, 174) in RGB.

No, #ada9ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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