#ada9bd

Color #ada9bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ada9bd

RGB

rgb(173, 169, 189)

HSL

hsl(252, 13.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 10.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(70.13, 5.33, -9.71)

LCH

lch(70.13, 11.08, 298.76)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0288, 294.87)

HWB

hwb(252, 66.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bda9

Analogous

#a9afbd

#ada9bd

#b7a9bd

Triadic

#ada9bd

#bdada9

#a9bdad

Split-complementary

#ada9bd

#bdb7a9

#afbda9

Tetradic

#ada9bd

#bda9b9

#b9bda9

#a9bdad

Square

#ada9bd

#bda9af

#b9bda9

#a9bdb7

Shades

Color #ada9bd mixed toward black.

#8d87a3

#6e6887

#524e65

#373444

#1b1a22

Tints

Color #ada9bd mixed toward white.

#bbb7c8

#c8c6d3

#d6d4de

#e4e2e9

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #ada9bd mixed toward gray.

#aeabbb

#afacba

#b0aeb8

#b1b0b6

#b2b1b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb8 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#acacb7 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#adb5b4 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 9.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #ada9bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada9bd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#ada9bd (#ada9bd) is rgb(173, 169, 189) in RGB.

No, #ada9bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ada9bd, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast