#ADA4B2#ADA4B2
#ADA4B2 is a light, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.022 H 313.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA4B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 164, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 8%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 8%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(2.8%, 7.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.50, 5.88, -6.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.50, 8.43, 314.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.06% 0.0154 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.06% 0.022 313.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.5436, 38.6497, 47.5404) |
| Luminance | 0.3865 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 8.64
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 8.77
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 10.20
Thistle
#D8BFD8
ΔE00 10.79
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.02
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA4B2 #A9B2A4
analogous
#A6A4B2 #ADA4B2 #B2A4B0
triadic
#ADA4B2 #B2ADA4 #A4B2AD
tetradic
#ADA4B2 #B2A6A4 #A9B2A4 #A4B0B2
square
#ADA4B2 #B2A6A4 #A9B2A4 #A4B0B2
split-complementary
#ADA4B2 #B0B2A4 #A4B2A6
monochromatic
#706577 #8F8396 #ADA4B2 #CBC5CE #E9E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.41
#ADA4B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#ADA4B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA4B2
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA4B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA4B2 | 1.00 | 2.41 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4A7B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA5A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada4b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 164, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.022 313.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5bfc9',
500: '#ada4b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada4b2; $custom-light: #c5bfc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada4b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 164,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 278.571,
"s": 8.333,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73063,
"c": 0.0223,
"h": 313.8
},
"luminance": 0.3865
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA4B2
secondary
#D8DBD7
accent
#92536A
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F6F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#121213
muted
#818182