#adadae

Color #adadae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 1.61 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#adadae

RGB

rgb(173, 173, 174)

HSL

hsl(240, 0.6%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 0.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(70.75, 0.19, -0.51)

LCH

lch(70.75, 0.54, 290.43)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0015, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 67.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeaead

Analogous

#adadae

Triadic

#adadae

#aeadad

#adaead

Split-complementary

#adadae

#aeadad

#adaead

Tetradic

#adadae

#aeadae

#aeaead

#adaead

Square

#adadae

#aeadad

#aeaead

#adaead

Shades

Color #adadae mixed toward black.

#909091

#737374

#565657

#39393a

#1d1d1d

Tints

Color #adadae mixed toward white.

#bbbbbb

#c8c8c9

#d6d6d6

#e4e4e4

#f1f1f1

Tones

Color #adadae mixed toward gray.

#adadae

#adadad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadae · ΔE 0

Deuteranopia

#adadae · ΔE 0

Tritanopia

#adaeae · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 0.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adadae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adadae]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#adadae (#adadae) is rgb(173, 173, 174) in RGB.

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

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