Palettes / Colors / #ADACA4

#ADACA4 — Silver Grey

#ADACA4 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the gray family.

#ADACA4 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 #A4A5AD; it also sits naturally between #ADA7A4 and #A9ADA4. 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 67% · Blue 64%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 5% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADACA4

.text { color: #ADACA4; }
.background { background-color: #ADACA4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADACA4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 172, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 5%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADACA4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 172, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADACA4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 172, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADACA4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADACA4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A4A5AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADACA4: #000000.

How #ADACA4 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 #ADACA4 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

← #ADACA3  ·  #ADACA5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADACA4?

#ADACA4 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 173, 172, 164). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADACA4?

#ADACA4 is RGB 173, 172, 164 — HSL 53°, 5%, 66% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 5%, 32%.

What colors go with #ADACA4?

Its complement is #A4A5AD; analogous partners are #ADA7A4 and #A9ADA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADACA4 for text?

Black text on #ADACA4 has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.