#ADA8AF Hex Color

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Color Name

Dark Gray*

Hex Color Code

#ADA8AF

RGB Color Code

RGB(173, 168, 175)

CMYK Values*

1.1%, 4.0%, 0.0%, 31.4%

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#ADA8AF hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is ADA8AF?

The RGB color code for color number #ADA8AF is RGB(173, 168, 175). In the RGB color model, #ADA8AF has a red value of 173, a green value of 168, and a blue value of 175. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 1.1% cyan, 4.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 31.4% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 282.9° (degrees), 4.2 % saturation, and 67.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #ADA8AF has a hue of 282.9° (degrees), 4.0 % saturation and 68.6 % brightness/value.

Color ADA8AF is cool or warm?

Color ADA8AF is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #ADA8AF? (For interior and product design)

ADA8AF has an LRV of nearly 40. By LRV value, it is a medium color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#ADA8AF

LRV 40

Light Color

Compare LRV 40 of #ADA8AF with dark and light color

Is #ADA8AF Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color ADA8AF meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #ADA8AF color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #ADA8AF

Hex triplet: #ADA8AF
Red: AD
Green: A8
Blue: AF

RGBA / RGB rgb(173, 168, 175)

Red: 173 (67.8%)
Green: 168 (65.9%)
Blue: 175 (68.6%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 1.14%
Magenta: 4.00%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 31.37%

HSL hsl(282.86deg, 4.2 %, 67.3 %)

Hue: 282.86°
Saturation: 4.19 %
Lightness: 67.25 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 282.86°
Saturation: 4.00 %
Brightness / Value: 68.63 %

RYB ryb(40, 63, 63)

Red: 40 (15.6%)
Yellow: 63 (24.9%)
Blue: 63 (24.7%)

HWB

Hue: 282.86°
Whiteness: 65.88 %
Blackness: 31.37 %

CMY

Cyan: 32.16%
Magenta: 34.12%
Yellow: 31.37%

XYZ

X: 38.97
Y: 39.98
Z: 46.22

YXY

Y1: 39.98
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 69.46
A: 3.11
B: -2.97

CIE-Lch

L: 69.46
C: 4.3
H: 316.31

CIE-Luv

L: 69.46
U: 2.43
V: -4.91

Hunter-Lab

L: 63.23
A: -0.64
B: 0.92

Other

LRV: ~ 40 %
Munsell Color System: 6.3P 6.8/0.7

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #ADA8AF

These are the named colors closest to hex ADA8AF, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#A9A9A9 Color Dark Gray

95.09% match | ΔE 4.91

#A6A6A6 Color Quick Silver

94.98% match | ΔE 5.02

#989898 Color Spanish Gray

92.73% match | ΔE 7.27

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

92.55% match | ΔE 7.45

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to ADA8AF.

#ACAAB3 Color RAL 300 70 05 - Velvet Grey

98.35% match | ΔE 1.65

#A7A9B1 Color RAL 280 70 05 - Taupe Grey

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

94.15% match | ΔE 5.85

#A7AEB4 Color RAL 260 70 05 - Northern Light Grey

93.51% match | ΔE 6.49

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to ADA8AF.

#AEADB2 Color BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#A3A3A3 Color BS 18-B-21 - Blue

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#A9A9A8 Color BS 10-A-03 - Sink Grey

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

93.99% match | ΔE 6.01

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to ADA8AF.

#B0AAAB Color PANTONE 14-4116 TCX - Gray Morning

96.94% match | ΔE 3.06

#B0B2B5 Color PANTONE 14-4202 TCX - Harbor Mist

94.88% match | ΔE 5.12

#A0A3A7 Color PANTONE 14-4205 TCX - Cathedral Spire

94.81% match | ΔE 5.19

#A7A19E Color PANTONE 15-3800 TCX - Porpoise

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to ADA8AF.

#B0ABAC Color PANTONE 4282 C

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#A7A8AA Color PANTONE Cool Gray 6 C

95.54% match | ΔE 4.46

#AEA8A5 Color PANTONE 2331 C

94.77% match | ΔE 5.23

#B1B1B1 Color PANTONE 4281 C

94.66% match | ΔE 5.34

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to ADA8AF.

#A1A1A0 Color RAL 9006 - White Aluminium

93.93% match | ΔE 6.07

#9B9B9B Color RAL 7004 - Signal Gray

93.40% match | ΔE 6.60

#989EA1 Color RAL 7040 - Window Gray

92.33% match | ΔE 7.67

Paint color for Hex #ADA8AF

These are the real paint colors closest to hex ADA8AF from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from ADA8AF once it is on a wall.

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color ADA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #ADA8AF to Dunn-Edwards

#AFA8A9 Color Smoky Mountain (DE 6388)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#B6B5B8 Color Silver Bullet (DE 6381)

95.44% match | ΔE 4.56

#AEADAD Color Industrial Age (DET 618)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#A9AAAB Color Castlerock (DE 6375)

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

Sherwin Williams

Hex color ADA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #ADA8AF to Sherwin Williams

#AEA9AA Color Mystical Shade (SW 6276)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#ADA8A5 Color Proper Gray (SW 6003)

94.65% match | ΔE 5.35

#BDB8B8 Color Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)

94.36% match | ΔE 5.64

#BCB8B6 Color Essential Gray (SW 6002)

93.53% match | ΔE 6.47

Behr

Hex color ADA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #ADA8AF to Behr

#AEACAD Color Classy (MQ5-04)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

#AEADAC Color Flannel Gray (N520-3)

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#A2A4A6 Color Power Gray (N530-4)

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

#B1B0AF Color Sparrow (780F-4)

94.56% match | ΔE 5.44

Benjamin Moore

Hex color ADA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #ADA8AF to Benjamin Moore

#AEABAA Color Stormy Monday (2112-50)

95.42% match | ΔE 4.58

#AAAEB3 Color Pigeon Gray (2133-50)

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

#B3B1B0 Color Silver Dollar (1460)

94.72% match | ΔE 5.28

#A5A2A0 Color Fusion (AF-675)

94.45% match | ΔE 5.55

PPG Paints

Hex color ADA8AF similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #ADA8AF to PPG Paints

#A49F9F Color Equilibrium (PPG1003-4)

95.40% match | ΔE 4.60

#ADB0B4 Color Silver Charm (PPG1013-4)

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

#ACADAD Color Flagstone (PPG1001-4)

94.59% match | ΔE 5.41

#A9AFB2 Color Gosling Gray (PPG0993-3)

93.25% match | ΔE 6.75

Valspar

Hex color ADA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #ADA8AF to Valspar

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#9D999A Color Feather Quill (V124-4)

94.27% match | ΔE 5.73

#A8A7A5 Color Warm Shale (M219)

94.24% match | ΔE 5.76

#A9ACAD Color Metropolis (4005-1C)

94.14% match | ΔE 5.86

Farrow & Ball

Hex color ADA8AF similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #ADA8AF to Farrow & Ball

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

93.00% match | ΔE 7.00

#A09C97 Color Worsted (284)

92.21% match | ΔE 7.79

#9EA09D Color Manor House Gray (265)

91.97% match | ΔE 8.03

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

91.72% match | ΔE 8.28

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#ADA8AF color palettes and scheme combination

615B63

7B737E

948D97

ADA8AF

C6C3C7

DFDDE0

F8F8F8

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

A8AAAF

AAA8AF

ADA8AF

AFA8AE

AFA8AA

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

ADA8AF

AFADA8

A8AFAD

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

ADA8AF

AFAAA8

AAAFA8

A8AEAF

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

ADA8AF

B5B0B7

BDB9BF

C5C2C7

CDCACF

D6D3D7

DEDCDF

E6E4E7

EEEDEF

F6F6F7

FFFFFF

Dark Gray* - #ADA8AF Tints

ADA8AF

9B979D

8A868C

79757A

676469

565457

454345

333234

222123

111011

000000

Dark Gray* - #ADA8AF Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#ADA8AF

Dark Gray*

#AAAFA8

Ash Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #ADA8AF?

Color that best contrast with #ADA8AF is #AAAFA8, color name is Ash Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.