#ada9b6

Color #ada9b6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#ada9b6

RGB

rgb(173, 169, 182)

HSL

hsl(258.5, 8.2%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.5, 7.1%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 7.1%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(69.92, 3.92, -6.15)

LCH

lch(69.92, 7.29, 302.51)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.019, 300.08)

HWB

hwb(258.5, 66.3%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b6a9

Analogous

#a9abb6

#ada9b6

#b3a9b6

Triadic

#ada9b6

#b6ada9

#a9b6ad

Split-complementary

#ada9b6

#b6b3a9

#abb6a9

Tetradic

#ada9b6

#b6a9b2

#b2b6a9

#a9b6ad

Square

#ada9b6

#b6a9ab

#b2b6a9

#a9b6b3

Shades

Color #ada9b6 mixed toward black.

#8f899b

#716b7f

#55515f

#39363f

#1c1b20

Tints

Color #ada9b6 mixed toward white.

#bbb7c2

#c8c6ce

#d6d4da

#e4e2e7

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #ada9b6 mixed toward gray.

#adaab5

#aeabb4

#aeacb3

#afadb2

#afaeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb3 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#acacb2 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#adb1b0 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada9b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada9b6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#ada9b6 (#ada9b6) is rgb(173, 169, 182) in RGB.

No, #ada9b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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