What color is #ADABB9?

#ADABB9 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 #ADABB9?

The RGB value is 173, 171, 185: 173 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADABB9?

The complementary color is #B7B9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADABB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADABB9 color

#ADABB9 rgb(173, 171, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADABB9 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.1% green and 72.5% blue (173, 171, 185).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#ADABB9 color codes

HEX	`#ADABB9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 171, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.1%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 8%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.53, 3.42, -6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.53, 7.7, 296.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.552, 41.513, 51.766)`
Decimal	`11381689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADABB9, 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 #ADABB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADABB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	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 #ADABB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adabb9; }
.text { color: #adabb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adabb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 171 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adabb9, #b4abb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADABB9?: #ADABB9 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 #ADABB9?: The RGB value is 173, 171, 185: 173 red, 171 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADABB9?: The complementary color is #B7B9AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADABB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.