What color is #ADAA97?

#ADAA97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAA97?

The RGB value is 173, 170, 151: 173 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAA97?

The complementary color is #979AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAA97 color

#ADAA97 rgb(173, 170, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAA97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.7% green and 59.2% blue (173, 170, 151).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.97:1).

#ADAA97 color codes

HEX	`#ADAA97`
RGB	`rgb(173, 170, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.38, -2.28, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.38, 10.44, 102.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.194, 39.868, 35.008)`
Decimal	`11381399`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAA97, 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 #ADAA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.97:1	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 #ADAA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaa97; }
.text { color: #adaa97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaa97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 170 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaa97, #a5ad97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ADAA97?: #ADAA97 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAA97?: The RGB value is 173, 170, 151: 173 red, 170 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAA97?: The complementary color is #979AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.97:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.