Information about #AD9DA9 color

#AD9DA9 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AD9DA9 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(173, 157, 169) (67.8% red, 61.6% green, 66.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 6 / 2 / 32 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD9DA9 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Magentaish Grey (#A89CA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lilac Luster (#AE98AA) and Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 157, 169) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD9DA9: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD9DA9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9DA9 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AD9DA9 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AD9DA9

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Siesta color link
Siesta

#A59AA8

stung color link
stung

#A69FA4

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Quick Silver color link
Quick Silver

#A6A6A6

Spun Pearl color link
Spun Pearl

#A2A1AC

Nobel color link
Nobel

#A99D9D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9DA9
  • RGB173, 157, 169
  • CMYK0, 6, 2, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 157, 169)
  • HSL315°, 9%, 65%
  • HSL Precise315°, 8.889%, 64.706%
  • HSV315°, 9%, 68%
  • HSB315°, 9%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.616, 0.663)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.616, 0.663, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.616, 0.663)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB66.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAD9DA9
  • DECIMAL ID11378089
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01