What color is #ADB0C2?

#ADB0C2 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 #ADB0C2?

The RGB value is 173, 176, 194: 173 red, 176 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB0C2?

The complementary color is #C2BFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB0C2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB0C2 color

#ADB0C2 rgb(173, 176, 194)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB0C2 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 69% green and 76.1% blue (173, 176, 194).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nebulous December (#B3B2BF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.77:1).

#ADB0C2 color codes

HEX	`#ADB0C2`
RGB	`rgb(173, 176, 194)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 69%, 76.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, 2.52, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 9.83, 284.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.494, 43.83, 57.25)`
Decimal	`11382978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB0C2, 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 #ADB0C2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB0C2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.77:1	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 #ADB0C2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb0c2; }
.text { color: #adb0c2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb0c2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 176 194 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb0c2, #b4adc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #ADB0C2?: #ADB0C2 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 #ADB0C2?: The RGB value is 173, 176, 194: 173 red, 176 green and 194 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB0C2?: The complementary color is #C2BFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB0C2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.77:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.