What color is #ADB27F?

#ADB27F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB27F?

The RGB value is 173, 178, 127: 173 red, 178 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB27F?

The complementary color is #847FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB27F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB27F color

#ADB27F rgb(173, 178, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADB27F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 69.8% green and 49.8% blue (173, 178, 127).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 25% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Estragon (#A5AF76), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#ADB27F color codes

HEX	`#ADB27F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 178, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 69.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 25%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 29%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.05, -10.18, 25.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.05, 27.51, 111.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.985, 42.258, 26.283)`
Decimal	`11383423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB27F, 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 #ADB27F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB27F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #ADB27F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb27f; }
.text { color: #adb27f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb27f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 178 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb27f, #94b27f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ADB27F?: #ADB27F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Estragon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB27F?: The RGB value is 173, 178, 127: 173 red, 178 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB27F?: The complementary color is #847FB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB27F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.