What color is #ADB084?

#ADB084 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB084?

The RGB value is 173, 176, 132: 173 red, 176 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB084?

The complementary color is #8784B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB084?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB084 color

#ADB084 rgb(173, 176, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADB084 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 69% green and 51.8% blue (173, 176, 132).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.32:1).

#ADB084 color codes

HEX	`#ADB084`
RGB	`rgb(173, 176, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 69%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.6, -8.42, 22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.6, 23.8, 110.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.924, 41.601, 27.91)`
Decimal	`11382916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB084, 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 #ADB084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.32:1	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 #ADB084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb084; }
.text { color: #adb084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 176 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb084, #97b084); }

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Questions

What color is #ADB084?: #ADB084 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB084?: The RGB value is 173, 176, 132: 173 red, 176 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB084?: The complementary color is #8784B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB084?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.32:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.