What color is #ADAEC0?

#ADAEC0 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 #ADAEC0?

The RGB value is 173, 174, 192: 173 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAEC0?

The complementary color is #C0BFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAEC0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAEC0 color

#ADAEC0 rgb(173, 174, 192)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAEC0 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.2% green and 75.3% blue (173, 174, 192).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#ADAEC0 color codes

HEX	`#ADAEC0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 174, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 68.2%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.53, 3.2, -9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.53, 9.81, 289.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.882, 42.962, 55.945)`
Decimal	`11382464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAEC0, 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 #ADAEC0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAEC0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #ADAEC0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaec0; }
.text { color: #adaec0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaec0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 174 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaec0, #b5adc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADAEC0?: #ADAEC0 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 #ADAEC0?: The RGB value is 173, 174, 192: 173 red, 174 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAEC0?: The complementary color is #C0BFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAEC0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.