Information about #ADA6A7 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A quiet, subdued grey, #ADA6A7 appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Subtle Gray (#ADAAA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Rakaia (#A9A5A5) and Dark Gray (#A9A9A9).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 166, 167)), which gives #ADA6A7 its character. If you plan to put text on a #ADA6A7 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#ADA6A7 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#ADA6A7 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADA6A7 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADA6A7 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADA6A7 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADA6A7 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADA6A7 color
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Nearest named colors to #ADA6A7
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ADAAA8
#A9A5A5
#A9A9A9
#A8AAA6
#A6A6A6
#A8AAAB
#ACACAC
#A9A7A0
#AFADA3
#B5A8A8
#A8A9AD
#A6ABA5
#ADA6A7 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADA6A7
- RGB173, 166, 167
- CMYK0, 3, 2, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 166, 167)
- HSL351°, 4%, 66%
- HSL Precise351.429°, 4.094%, 66.471%
- HSV351°, 4%, 68%
- HSB351°, 4%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.655
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.651, 0.655)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.651, 0.655, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.651, 0.655)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB65.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADA6A7
- DECIMAL ID11380391
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
