What color is #ADA7B0?

#ADA7B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA7B0?

The RGB value is 173, 167, 176: 173 red, 167 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA7B0?

The complementary color is #AAB0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA7B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA7B0 color

#ADA7B0 rgb(173, 167, 176)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA7B0 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.5% green and 69% blue (173, 167, 176).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 5% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#ADA7B0 color codes

HEX	`#ADA7B0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 167, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.5%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 5%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 5%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.22, 3.84, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.22, 5.45, 314.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.887, 39.656, 46.672)`
Decimal	`11380656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA7B0, 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 #ADA7B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA7B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	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 #ADA7B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada7b0; }
.text { color: #ada7b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada7b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 167 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada7b0, #b0a7af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADA7B0?: #ADA7B0 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA7B0?: The RGB value is 173, 167, 176: 173 red, 167 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA7B0?: The complementary color is #AAB0A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA7B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.93:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.