What color is #ADB29D?

#ADB29D 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 #ADB29D?

The RGB value is 173, 178, 157: 173 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB29D?

The complementary color is #A29DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB29D color

#ADB29D rgb(173, 178, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB29D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 69.8% green and 61.6% blue (173, 178, 157).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 12% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#ADB29D color codes

HEX	`#ADB29D`
RGB	`rgb(173, 178, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 69.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 12%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 12%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -5.56, 10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 11.56, 118.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.239, 43.159, 38.155)`
Decimal	`11383453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB29D, 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 #ADB29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #ADB29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb29d; }
.text { color: #adb29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 178 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb29d, #a3b29d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADB29D?: #ADB29D 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 #ADB29D?: The RGB value is 173, 178, 157: 173 red, 178 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB29D?: The complementary color is #A29DB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.