#adaab0

Color #adaab0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.57 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#adaab0

RGB

rgb(173, 170, 176)

HSL

hsl(270, 3.7%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 3.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 3.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(70.01, 2.2, -2.7)

LCH

lch(70.01, 3.48, 309.17)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0092, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(270, 66.7%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb0aa

Analogous

#aaaab0

#adaab0

#b0aab0

Triadic

#adaab0

#b0adaa

#aab0ad

Split-complementary

#adaab0

#b0b0aa

#aab0aa

Tetradic

#adaab0

#b0aaad

#adb0aa

#aab0ad

Square

#adaab0

#b0aaaa

#adb0aa

#aab0b0

Shades

Color #adaab0 mixed toward black.

#908c94

#736f78

#56535a

#3a373c

#1d1c1e

Tints

Color #adaab0 mixed toward white.

#bbb8bd

#c8c6ca

#d6d4d7

#e4e3e5

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #adaab0 mixed toward gray.

#adaaaf

#adabaf

#adabae

#adacae

#adacad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacaf · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#acacae · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#adadad · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adaab0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adaab0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#adaab0 (#adaab0) is rgb(173, 170, 176) in RGB.

No, #adaab0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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