#AD9DB4 Color

#AD9DB4 is rgb(173, 157, 180) in RGB and hsl(282, 13%, 66%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AD9DB4

HEX#AD9DB4

RGBrgb(173, 157, 180)

HSLhsl(282, 13%, 66%)

HSVhsv(282, 13%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(71.7% 0.037 315.7)

CMYKcmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AD9DB4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.26:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AD9DB4 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AD9DB4 Complementary#A4B49D Analogous#A29DB4 Analogous#B49DAF Triadic#B4AD9D Triadic#9DB4AD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AD9DB4, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9ABBF #C3B7C8 #CFC5D3 #D8D1DC #E4DFE7 #EEEBEF

Shades

#9783A0 #816A8A #695770 #534559 #3B313F #231D25

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