ColorTool
Log in
#ADA69E

#ada69e ≈ Dark Gray

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ada69e is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 65.1% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.05% magenta, 8.67% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 32°, with 8.38% saturation and 64.9% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 4.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999999
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3863

Complementary

  1. #ada69e
  2. #9ea5ad

Split complementary

  1. #ada69e
  2. #9eacad
  3. #9e9ead

Analogous

  1. #ad9e9e
  2. #ada69e
  3. #acad9e

Triadic

  1. #ada69e
  2. #9eada6
  3. #a69ead

Tetradic

  1. #ada69e
  2. #a5ad9e
  3. #9ea5ad
  4. #a69ead

Square

  1. #ada69e
  2. #9ead9e
  3. #9ea5ad
  4. #ad9eac

Monochromatic

  1. #605952
  2. #8a8075
  3. #ada69e
  4. #d0ccc7
  5. #f3f2f1

Shades

#ada69e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ada69e
  2. #9c958e
  3. #8a857e
  4. #79746f
  5. #68645f
  6. #57534f
  7. #45423f
  8. #34322f
  9. #232120
  10. #111110
  11. #000000

Tints

#ada69e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ada69e
  2. #b5afa8
  3. #bdb8b1
  4. #c6c1bb
  5. #cecac5
  6. #d6d3cf
  7. #dedbd8
  8. #e6e4e2
  9. #efedec
  10. #f7f6f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ada69e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ada69e
  2. #a9a29b
  3. #a49e98
  4. #a09b95
  5. #9b9792
  6. #97938f
  7. #928f8c
  8. #8e8b89
  9. #898886
  10. #858483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a7a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9a69e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa89e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0a4a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa69e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba79e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afa5a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ada69e {
  color: #ada69e;
}
Background
.bg-ada69e {
  background-color: #ada69e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ada69e {
  border: 2px solid #ada69e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ada69e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 166 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 8% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ada69e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ada69e, #acad9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ada69e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 166 158 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 4.76 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 4.76 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.35 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.08 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.81 #848482 Battleship Gray ΔE 12.18 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 12.39 #525961 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#ada69e  rgb(173, 166, 158)  hsl(32, 8%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#9ea5ad  rgb(158, 165, 173)  hsl(212, 8%, 65%)  Dark Gray
#9eada6  rgb(158, 173, 166)  hsl(152, 8%, 65%)  Ash Gray
#a69ead  rgb(166, 158, 173)  hsl(272, 8%, 65%)  Rose Quartz