What color is #ADB09F?

#ADB09F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB09F?

The RGB value is 173, 176, 159: 173 red, 176 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB09F?

The complementary color is #A29FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB09F color

#ADB09F rgb(173, 176, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB09F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 69% green and 62.4% blue (173, 176, 159).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 10% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Moorland (#A6AB9B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#ADB09F color codes

HEX	`#ADB09F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 176, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 69%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 10%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 10%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 10%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.17, -4.14, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.17, 9.32, 116.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.016, 42.438, 38.93)`
Decimal	`11382943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB09F, 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 #ADB09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #ADB09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb09f; }
.text { color: #adb09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 176 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb09f, #a5b09f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADB09F?: #ADB09F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moorland. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB09F?: The RGB value is 173, 176, 159: 173 red, 176 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB09F?: The complementary color is #A29FB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.