What color is #ADAEB9?

#ADAEB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAEB9?

The RGB value is 173, 174, 185: 173 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAEB9?

The complementary color is #B9B8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAEB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAEB9 color

#ADAEB9 rgb(173, 174, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAEB9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.2% green and 72.5% blue (173, 174, 185).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#ADAEB9 color codes

HEX	`#ADAEB9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 174, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 68.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 6%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.32, 1.78, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.32, 6, 287.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.125, 42.659, 51.957)`
Decimal	`11382457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAEB9, 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 #ADAEB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAEB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	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 #ADAEB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaeb9; }
.text { color: #adaeb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaeb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 174 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaeb9, #b2adb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADAEB9?: #ADAEB9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAEB9?: The RGB value is 173, 174, 185: 173 red, 174 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAEB9?: The complementary color is #B9B8AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAEB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.