#ADA8AE#ADA8AE
#ADA8AE is a light, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.8% C 0.010 H 320.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA8AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 168, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 4%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 3%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, 2.91, -2.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 3.80, 319.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.76% 0.0079 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.76% 0.01 320.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.8750, 39.9456, 45.6985) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 4.50
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.49
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 7.61
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.88
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 9.65
Grey
#929591
ΔE00 10.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA8AE #A9AEA8
analogous
#AAA8AE #ADA8AE #AEA8AC
triadic
#ADA8AE #AEADA8 #A8AEAD
tetradic
#ADA8AE #AEAAA8 #A9AEA8 #A8ACAE
square
#ADA8AE #AEAAA8 #A9AEA8 #A8ACAE
split-complementary
#ADA8AE #ACAEA8 #A8AEAA
monochromatic
#706A72 #8F8890 #ADA8AE #CBC8CC #E9E7E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#ADA8AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#ADA8AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA8AE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA8AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA8AE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AAAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADA9AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada8ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 168, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.8% 0.010 320.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c1c6',
500: '#ada8ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada8ae; $custom-light: #c5c1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada8ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 168,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 290,
"s": 3.571,
"l": 67.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73756,
"c": 0.01019,
"h": 320.5
},
"luminance": 0.39945
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA8AE
secondary
#D8DAD8
accent
#8D5861
background
#FCFBFC
surface
#F8F7F8
border
#D1D0D1
text
#121213
muted
#818182