What color is #ADB3B9?

#ADB3B9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB3B9?

The RGB value is 173, 179, 185: 173 red, 179 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB3B9?

The complementary color is #B9B3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB3B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB3B9 color

#ADB3B9 rgb(173, 179, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB3B9 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 70.2% green and 72.5% blue (173, 179, 185).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 8% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#ADB3B9 color codes

HEX	`#ADB3B9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 179, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 70.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 8%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 6%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.65, -0.93, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.65, 3.89, 256.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.109, 44.627, 52.285)`
Decimal	`11383737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB3B9, 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 #ADB3B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB3B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #ADB3B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb3b9; }
.text { color: #adb3b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb3b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 179 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb3b9, #adadb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADB3B9?: #ADB3B9 is a light gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB3B9?: The RGB value is 173, 179, 185: 173 red, 179 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB3B9?: The complementary color is #B9B3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB3B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.