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#ADAAA5 Cathedral

#ADAAA5 is a light gray named Cathedral. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.7% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(173, 170, 165)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 5% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black. #ADAAA5 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.07:1.

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Variations of #ADAAA5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ADAAA5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ADAAA5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADAAA5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACABA5
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ABAAA5
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACAAA5
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACABA5
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACAAA5
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AFA9A9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEAAA7
  • Achromatopsia 98% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABAAA9

#ADAAA5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#ADAAA5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.07:1 Very good#ADAAA5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADAAA5 in CSS

/* Cathedral */
.color { color: #ADAAA5; }
.background { background-color: #ADAAA5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADAAA5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 170 165);
color: hsl(37 5% 66%);
color: oklch(0.739 0.008 80.7);

#ADAAA5 FAQ

What color is #ADAAA5?

#ADAAA5 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cathedral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ADAAA5?

#ADAAA5 is rgb(173, 170, 165) in RGB, hsl(37, 5%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADAAA5?

The complementary color of #ADAAA5 is #A5A8AD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADAAA5?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADAAA5: 9.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADAAA5 a warm or cool color?

#ADAAA5 is a neutral color.