What color is #ADB296?

#ADB296 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB296?

The RGB value is 173, 178, 150: 173 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB296?

The complementary color is #9B96B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB296 color

#ADB296 rgb(173, 178, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADB296 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 69.8% green and 58.8% blue (173, 178, 150).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 15% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#ADB296 color codes

HEX	`#ADB296`
RGB	`rgb(173, 178, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 69.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 15%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 16%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.51, -6.72, 13.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.51, 15.3, 116.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.658, 42.927, 35.097)`
Decimal	`11383446`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB296, 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 #ADB296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #ADB296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb296; }
.text { color: #adb296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 178 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb296, #9fb296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADB296?: #ADB296 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB296?: The RGB value is 173, 178, 150: 173 red, 178 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB296?: The complementary color is #9B96B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.