Palettes / Colors / #ADA698

#ADA698 — Silver Grey

#ADA698 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ADA698 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ADA698 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #99A0AD; it also sits naturally between #AD9C99 and #AAAD99. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 65% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 12% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADA698

.text { color: #ADA698; }
.background { background-color: #ADA698; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADA698; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 166, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(40, 11%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADA698; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 166, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADA698; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 166, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADA698">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADA698">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #99A0AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADA698: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADA698

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ADA698 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADA698 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADA698?

#ADA698 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 173, 166, 152). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADA698?

#ADA698 is RGB 173, 166, 152 — HSL 40°, 11%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 12%, 32%.

What colors go with #ADA698?

Its complement is #99A0AD; analogous partners are #AD9C99 and #AAAD99. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADA698 for text?

Black text on #ADA698 has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.