#ADA8A3#ADA8A3
#ADA8A3 is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.009 H 67.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 168, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 6%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 6%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 5.8%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.14, 0.88, 3.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.14, 3.33, 74.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.43% 0.0035 0.0085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.43% 0.009 67.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8462, 39.5341, 40.2803) |
| Luminance | 0.3953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 3.22
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 4.94
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 5.23
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.34
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 6.95
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA8A3 #A3A8AD
analogous
#ADA3A3 #ADA8A3 #ADADA3
triadic
#ADA8A3 #A3ADA8 #A8A3AD
tetradic
#ADA8A3 #A3ADA3 #A3A8AD #ADA3AD
square
#ADA8A3 #A3ADA3 #A3A8AD #ADA3AD
split-complementary
#ADA8A3 #A3ADAD #A3A3AD
monochromatic
#716B65 #908983 #ADA8A3 #CAC7C3 #E7E5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#ADA8A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#ADA8A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA8A3
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA8A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA8A3 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA8A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA9A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFA7A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada8a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 168, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.009 67.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c1be',
500: '#ada8a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada8a3; $custom-light: #c5c1be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada8a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 168,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 5.747,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73428,
"c": 0.00918,
"h": 67.7
},
"luminance": 0.39534
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA8A3
secondary
#D4D6D8
accent
#739056
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F7F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#121212
muted
#818181