Information about #ADA8AE color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly muted neutral grey, #ADA8AE has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Silver Chalice (#ACACAC). Slightly further away sit Ajay (#B0ACAE) and Ashen Lavender (#B1A9B1).
The recipe behind #ADA8AE is rgb(173, 168, 174), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADA8AE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#ADA8AE color variations
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#ADA8AE color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADA8AE color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADA8AE color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADA8AE color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADA8AE 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 #ADA8AE color
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Nearest named colors to #ADA8AE
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#ACACAC
#B0ACAE
#B1A9B1
#A8A9AD
#A8AAAB
#AEAEAD
#ADAAA8
#A9A9A9
#ACAFB1
#A5A9B2
#A5ACAF
#AEB0AA
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADA8AE
- RGB173, 168, 174
- CMYK0, 2, 0, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 168, 174)
- HSL290°, 4%, 67%
- HSL Precise290°, 3.571%, 67.059%
- HSV290°, 3%, 68%
- HSB290°, 3%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.659, 0.682)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.659, 0.682, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.659, 0.682)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADA8AE
- DECIMAL ID11380910
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
