What color is #ADABA7?

#ADABA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADABA7?

The RGB value is 173, 171, 167: 173 red, 171 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADABA7?

The complementary color is #A7A9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADABA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADABA7 color

#ADABA7 rgb(173, 171, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADABA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.1% green and 65.5% blue (173, 171, 167).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 4% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#ADABA7 color codes

HEX	`#ADABA7`
RGB	`rgb(173, 171, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 4%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 3%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.04, -0.03, 2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.04, 2.31, 90.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.771, 40.8, 42.384)`
Decimal	`11381671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADABA7, 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 #ADABA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADABA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #ADABA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaba7; }
.text { color: #adaba7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaba7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 171 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaba7, #acada7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ADABA7?: #ADABA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADABA7?: The RGB value is 173, 171, 167: 173 red, 171 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADABA7?: The complementary color is #A7A9AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADABA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.