What color is #ADADAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #ADADAB?

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

What is the complementary color of #ADADAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADADAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADADAB color

#ADADAB rgb(173, 173, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADADAB is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cathedral (#ACAAA7), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#ADADAB color codes

HEX	`#ADADAB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 173, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.8%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.67, -0.37, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.67, 1.09, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.527, 41.712, 44.489)`
Decimal	`11382187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADADAB, 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 #ADADAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADADAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #ADADAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

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

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADADAB?: #ADADAB is a gray, closest to the named color Cathedral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADADAB?: The RGB value is 173, 173, 171: 173 red, 173 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADADAB?: The complementary color is #ABABAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADADAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.