What color is #ADB49C?

#ADB49C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB49C?

The RGB value is 173, 180, 156: 173 red, 180 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB49C?

The complementary color is #A39CB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB49C color

#ADB49C rgb(173, 180, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADB49C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 70.6% green and 61.2% blue (173, 180, 156).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 14% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#ADB49C color codes

HEX	`#ADB49C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 180, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 70.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 14%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.18, -6.79, 11.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.18, 13.28, 120.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.555, 43.927, 37.841)`
Decimal	`11383964`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB49C, 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 #ADB49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	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 #ADB49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb49c; }
.text { color: #adb49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 180 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb49c, #a1b49c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADB49C?: #ADB49C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB49C?: The RGB value is 173, 180, 156: 173 red, 180 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB49C?: The complementary color is #A39CB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.