What color is #ADAB90?

#ADAB90 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAB90?

The RGB value is 173, 171, 144: 173 red, 171 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAB90?

The complementary color is #9092AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAB90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAB90 color

#ADAB90 rgb(173, 171, 144)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADAB90 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.1% green and 56.5% blue (173, 171, 144).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#ADAB90 color codes

HEX	`#ADAB90`
RGB	`rgb(173, 171, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.49, -3.95, 14.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.49, 14.73, 105.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.83, 40.024, 32.165)`
Decimal	`11381648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAB90, 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 #ADAB90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAB90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #ADAB90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adab90; }
.text { color: #adab90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adab90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 171 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adab90, #a1ad90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ADAB90?: #ADAB90 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAB90?: The RGB value is 173, 171, 144: 173 red, 171 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAB90?: The complementary color is #9092AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAB90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.