What color is #ADB19D?

#ADB19D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB19D?

The RGB value is 173, 177, 157: 173 red, 177 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB19D?

The complementary color is #A19DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB19D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB19D color

#ADB19D rgb(173, 177, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB19D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 69.4% green and 61.6% blue (173, 177, 157).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 11% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#ADB19D color codes

HEX	`#ADB19D`
RGB	`rgb(173, 177, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 69.4%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 11%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 11%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.39, -5.02, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.39, 10.97, 117.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.041, 42.763, 38.089)`
Decimal	`11383197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB19D, 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 #ADB19D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB19D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #ADB19D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb19d; }
.text { color: #adb19d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb19d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 177 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb19d, #a3b19d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADB19D?: #ADB19D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB19D?: The RGB value is 173, 177, 157: 173 red, 177 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB19D?: The complementary color is #A19DB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB19D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.