What color is #ADB394?

#ADB394 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 #ADB394?

The RGB value is 173, 179, 148: 173 red, 179 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB394?

The complementary color is #9A94B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB394?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB394 color

#ADB394 rgb(173, 179, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADB394 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 70.2% green and 58% blue (173, 179, 148).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 17% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#ADB394 color codes

HEX	`#ADB394`
RGB	`rgb(173, 179, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 70.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 17%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 17%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, -7.57, 15.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 16.94, 116.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.698, 43.263, 34.323)`
Decimal	`11383700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB394, 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 #ADB394	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB394 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #ADB394 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb394; }
.text { color: #adb394; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb394; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 179 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb394, #9eb394); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADB394?: #ADB394 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 #ADB394?: The RGB value is 173, 179, 148: 173 red, 179 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB394?: The complementary color is #9A94B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB394?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.