What color is #ADABA1?

#ADABA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADABA1?

The RGB value is 173, 171, 161: 173 red, 171 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADABA1?

The complementary color is #A1A3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADABA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADABA1 color

#ADABA1 rgb(173, 171, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADABA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.1% green and 63.1% blue (173, 171, 161).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 7% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#ADABA1 color codes

HEX	`#ADABA1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 171, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.1%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 7%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, -1.11, 5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 5.51, 101.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.229, 40.583, 39.531)`
Decimal	`11381665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADABA1, 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 #ADABA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADABA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #ADABA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaba1; }
.text { color: #adaba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 171 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaba1, #a9ada1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADABA1?: #ADABA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADABA1?: The RGB value is 173, 171, 161: 173 red, 171 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADABA1?: The complementary color is #A1A3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADABA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.