What color is #ADADBB?

#ADADBB 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 #ADADBB?

The RGB value is 173, 173, 187: 173 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADADBB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADADBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADADBB color

#ADADBB rgb(173, 173, 187)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.8% green and 73.3% blue (173, 173, 187).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#ADADBB color codes

HEX	`#ADADBB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 173, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.12, 2.73, -7.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.12, 7.64, 290.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.145, 42.359, 53.013)`
Decimal	`11382203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADADBB, 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 #ADADBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADADBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #ADADBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adadbb; }
.text { color: #adadbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adadbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 173 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adadbb, #b4adbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADADBB?: #ADADBB 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 #ADADBB?: The RGB value is 173, 173, 187: 173 red, 173 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADADBB?: The complementary color is #BBBBAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADADBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.