#ad909c Color Information

#ad909c Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ad909c. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 56.5% Green, and 61.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 16.8% Magenta, 9.8% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 335.2°, with saturation of 15% and lightness of 62.2%. The decimal value for #ad909c is 11374748, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999999. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ad909c is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ad909c Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color173, 144, 156 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.8%, 56.5%, 61.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.322, 0.435, 0.388 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.168, 0.098, 0.322 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color335.2°, 15.0%, 62.2% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color335.2°, 16.8%, 67.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.208, 31.231, 35.730 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color173, 144, 156 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11374748 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color62.702, 12.923, -2.257 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)62.702, 13.119, 350.094 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color62.702, 16.564, -5.454 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.885, 8.269, 1.212 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.332, 0.312, 31.231 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289564828 / 0xffad909c Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999999 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #ad909c

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ad909c, its pure hue is 335.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.0%, and its lightness is 62.2%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ad909c, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161214 to #977e89.

Tints of #ad909c

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ad909c, its pure hue is 335.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.0%, and its lightness is 62.2%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ad909c, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b79ea8 to #f5f1f3.

Tones of #ad909c

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ad909c, its pure hue is 335.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 15.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ad909c, which range from #9f9f9f (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff3e8e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ad909c

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ad909c! For #ad909c, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ad909c. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ad909c

This color, #ad909c, consists of 67.8% Red, 56.5% Green, and 61.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 144, Blue = 156. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ad909c is 0% Cyan, 16.8% Magenta, 9.8% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.8%
C0.0%
G56.5%
M16.8%
B61.2%
Y9.8%
K32.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 173 144 156
Octal 255 220 234
Hexa #ad #90 #9c
Binary 10101101 10010000 10011100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 16 9 32
Octal 0 20 11 40
Hexa #00 #10 #09 #20
Binary 00000000 00010000 00001001 00100000

Analogous Colors of #ad909c

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ad909c — which has hue 335.2° — its analogous colors are located at 5.2° and 335.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad909c.

Triadic Colors of #ad909c

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ad909c — which has hue 335.2° — its triadic colors are located at 95.2° and 335.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad909c.

Complementary Color of #ad909c

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ad909c — which has hue 335.2° — its complementary color is located at 155.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad909c.

Split Complementary Colors of #ad909c

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ad909c — which has hue 335.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 125.2° and 335.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad909c.

Tetradic Colors of #ad909c

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ad909c — which has hue 335.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 245.2°, 335.2°, 65.2°, and 155.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad909c.

Monochromatic Colors of #ad909c

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ad909c, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #77666d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dac4cd (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ad909c

We want to make getting started with #ad909c on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ad909c into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ad909c can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ad909c with other HTML elements.

#ad909c Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ad909c.
<span style="color: #ad909c;">The color of this text is #ad909c.</span>

#ad909c Background Color

The background color for this text is #ad909c.
<div style="background-color: #ad909c; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ad909c.</div>

#ad909c Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ad909c.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ad909c;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ad909c.</span>

#ad909c Border Color

This is a div with border color #ad909c.
<div style="border: #ad909c 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ad909c.</div>

#ad909c Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad909c on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad909c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad909c on a white background.</div></div>

#ad909c Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad909c on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad909c; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad909c on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ad909c to White

This is a gradient from #ad909c to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad909c,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad909c,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad909c,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad909c,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad909c to white.</div>

Gradient from #ad909c to Black

This is a gradient from #ad909c to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad909c,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad909c,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad909c,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad909c,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad909c to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ad909c

In addition to using #ad909c on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ad909c in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ad909c, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 144, Blue = 156). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ad909c in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ad909c
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(173, 144, 156)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ad909c; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ad909c; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ad909c; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(173, 144, 156);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ad909c")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:173, green:144, blue:156, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:144 blue:156 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(173f, 144f, 156f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(173, 144, 156);
 

#ad909c Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ad909c the same way. For those with color blindness, #ad909c might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ad909c looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ad909c is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ad909c looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ad909c will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ad909c is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.9:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text