What color is #ADAFB7?

#ADAFB7 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAFB7?

The RGB value is 173, 175, 183: 173 red, 175 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAFB7?

The complementary color is #B7B5AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAFB7?

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.

#ADAFB7 color

#ADAFB7 rgb(173, 175, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADAFB7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.6% green and 71.8% blue (173, 175, 183).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ADAFB7 color codes

HEX	`#ADAFB7`
RGB	`rgb(173, 175, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 68.6%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 5%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 4%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.53, 0.84, -4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.53, 4.41, 281.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.109, 42.963, 50.917)`
Decimal	`11382711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAFB7, 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 #ADAFB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAFB7 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 #ADAFB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adafb7; }
.text { color: #adafb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adafb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 175 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adafb7, #b0adb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADAFB7?: #ADAFB7 is a gray, closest to the named color Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAFB7?: The RGB value is 173, 175, 183: 173 red, 175 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAFB7?: The complementary color is #B7B5AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAFB7?: 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.