Palettes / Colors / #ADAEAD

#ADAEAD — Silver Grey

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

#ADAEAD 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 #AEADAE; it also sits naturally between #ADAEAD and #ADAEAD. 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 68% · Blue 68%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADAEAD

.text { color: #ADAEAD; }
.background { background-color: #ADAEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADAEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 174, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 1%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADAEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 174, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADAEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 174, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ADAEAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEADAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADAEAD: #000000.

How #ADAEAD 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 #ADAEAD 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

← #ADAEAC  ·  #ADAEAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADAEAD?

#ADAEAD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 173, 174, 173). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADAEAD?

#ADAEAD is RGB 173, 174, 173 — HSL 120°, 1%, 68% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 1%, 32%.

What colors go with #ADAEAD?

Its complement is #AEADAE; analogous partners are #ADAEAD and #ADAEAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADAEAD for text?

Black text on #ADAEAD has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.