What color is #ADAD9E?

#ADAD9E 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 #ADAD9E?

The RGB value is 173, 173, 158: 173 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAD9E?

The complementary color is #9E9EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAD9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAD9E color

#ADAD9E rgb(173, 173, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAD9E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.8% green and 62% blue (173, 173, 158).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.25:1).

#ADAD9E color codes

HEX	`#ADAD9E`
RGB	`rgb(173, 173, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.8%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.34, -2.71, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.34, 8.17, 109.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.348, 41.24, 38.281)`
Decimal	`11382174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAD9E, 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 #ADAD9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAD9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.25:1	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 #ADAD9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adad9e; }
.text { color: #adad9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adad9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 173 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adad9e, #a6ad9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADAD9E?: #ADAD9E 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 #ADAD9E?: The RGB value is 173, 173, 158: 173 red, 173 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAD9E?: The complementary color is #9E9EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAD9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.