Information about #ADA6AF color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #ADA6AF reads as a softly muted neutral grey and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ashen Lavender (#B1A9B1). Slightly further away sit Chrome Aluminum (#A8A9AD) and Silver Chalice (#ACACAC).
The recipe behind #ADA6AF is rgb(173, 166, 175), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADA6AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#ADA6AF color variations
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#ADA6AF color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADA6AF color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADA6AF color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADA6AF color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADA6AF 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 #ADA6AF color
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Nearest named colors to #ADA6AF
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B1A9B1
#A8A9AD
#ACACAC
#B0ACAE
#A8AAAB
#A9A9A9
#ADAAA8
#AEAEAD
#A5A9B2
#A4A8B0
#ACAFB1
#A5ACAF
#ADA6AF color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADA6AF
- RGB173, 166, 175
- CMYK1, 4, 0, 31
- CSSrgb(173, 166, 175)
- HSL287°, 5%, 67%
- HSL Precise286.667°, 5.325%, 66.863%
- HSV287°, 5%, 69%
- HSB287°, 5%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.651, 0.686)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.651, 0.686, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.651, 0.686)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADA6AF
- DECIMAL ID11380399
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
