What color is #ADAC96?

#ADAC96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAC96?

The RGB value is 173, 172, 150: 173 red, 172 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAC96?

The complementary color is #9697AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAC96?

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.

#ADAC96 color

#ADAC96 rgb(173, 172, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAC96 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.5% green and 58.8% blue (173, 172, 150).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ADAC96 color codes

HEX	`#ADAC96`
RGB	`rgb(173, 172, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.89, -3.52, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.89, 11.99, 107.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.491, 40.592, 34.708)`
Decimal	`11381910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAC96, 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 #ADAC96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAC96 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 #ADAC96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adac96; }
.text { color: #adac96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adac96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 172 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adac96, #a2ad96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ADAC96?: #ADAC96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAC96?: The RGB value is 173, 172, 150: 173 red, 172 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAC96?: The complementary color is #9697AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAC96?: 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.