What color is #ADA19F?

#ADA19F is a gray, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA19F?

The RGB value is 173, 161, 159: 173 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA19F?

The complementary color is #9FABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA19F color

#ADA19F rgb(173, 161, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA19F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.1% green and 62.4% blue (173, 161, 159).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Martini (#B7A8A3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.38:1).

#ADA19F color codes

HEX	`#ADA19F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 161, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 63.1%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.19, 3.99, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.19, 4.77, 33.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.236, 36.878, 38.003)`
Decimal	`11379103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA19F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADA19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADA19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada19f; }
.text { color: #ada19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 161 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada19f, #ada89f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #ADA19F?: #ADA19F is a gray, closest to the named color Martini. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA19F?: The RGB value is 173, 161, 159: 173 red, 161 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA19F?: The complementary color is #9FABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.