What color is #ADAABE?

#ADAABE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAABE?

The RGB value is 173, 170, 190: 173 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAABE?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADAABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAABE color

#ADAABE rgb(173, 170, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAABE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.7% green and 74.5% blue (173, 170, 190).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#ADAABE color codes

HEX	`#ADAABE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 170, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.7%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.42, 4.98, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.42, 11.02, 296.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.901, 41.351, 54.532)`
Decimal	`11381438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAABE, 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 #ADAABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	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 #ADAABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaabe; }
.text { color: #adaabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 170 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaabe, #b7aabe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #ADAABE?: #ADAABE is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAABE?: The RGB value is 173, 170, 190: 173 red, 170 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAABE?: The complementary color is #BBBEAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.27:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.