What color is #ADB4AE?

#ADB4AE is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB4AE?

The RGB value is 173, 180, 174: 173 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB4AE?

The complementary color is #B4ADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB4AE?

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.

#ADB4AE color

#ADB4AE rgb(173, 180, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB4AE is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 70.6% green and 68.2% blue (173, 180, 174).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 4% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Pigeon (#A9AFAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#ADB4AE color codes

HEX	`#ADB4AE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 180, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 70.6%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 4%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.62, -3.58, 2.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.62, 4.21, 148.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.193, 44.583, 46.471)`
Decimal	`11383982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB4AE, 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 #ADB4AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB4AE 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 #ADB4AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb4ae; }
.text { color: #adb4ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb4ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 180 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb4ae, #adb4b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADB4AE?: #ADB4AE is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB4AE?: The RGB value is 173, 180, 174: 173 red, 180 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB4AE?: The complementary color is #B4ADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB4AE?: 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.