What color is #ADAEA1?

#ADAEA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAEA1?

The RGB value is 173, 174, 161: 173 red, 174 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAEA1?

The complementary color is #A2A1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAEA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAEA1 color

#ADAEA1 rgb(173, 174, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAEA1 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.2% green and 63.1% blue (173, 174, 161).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 7% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.35:1).

#ADAEA1 color codes

HEX	`#ADAEA1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 174, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 68.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 7%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 7%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.68, -2.72, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.68, 7.09, 112.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.802, 41.73, 39.722)`
Decimal	`11382433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAEA1, 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 #ADAEA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAEA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.35:1	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 #ADAEA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaea1; }
.text { color: #adaea1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaea1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 174 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaea1, #a7aea1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ADAEA1?: #ADAEA1 is a gray, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAEA1?: The RGB value is 173, 174, 161: 173 red, 174 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAEA1?: The complementary color is #A2A1AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAEA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.