What color is #ADB3B8?

#ADB3B8 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB3B8?

The RGB value is 173, 179, 184: 173 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB3B8?

The complementary color is #B8B2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB3B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB3B8 color

#ADB3B8 rgb(173, 179, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB3B8 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 70.2% green and 72.2% blue (173, 179, 184).

Its hue angle is 207°, with 7% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#ADB3B8 color codes

HEX	`#ADB3B8`
RGB	`rgb(173, 179, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 70.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(207, 7%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(207, 6%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.62, -1.12, -3.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.62, 3.46, 251.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.004, 44.585, 51.731)`
Decimal	`11383736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB3B8, 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 #ADB3B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB3B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #ADB3B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb3b8; }
.text { color: #adb3b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb3b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 179 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb3b8, #adadb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADB3B8?: #ADB3B8 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB3B8?: The RGB value is 173, 179, 184: 173 red, 179 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB3B8?: The complementary color is #B8B2AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB3B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.