What color is #ADB5AF?

#ADB5AF is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB5AF?

The RGB value is 173, 181, 175: 173 red, 181 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB5AF?

The complementary color is #B5ADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB5AF color

#ADB5AF rgb(173, 181, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB5AF is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 71% green and 68.6% blue (173, 181, 175).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 5% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#ADB5AF color codes

HEX	`#ADB5AF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 181, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 71%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 5%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 4%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 3%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, -3.93, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 4.45, 152.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.494, 45.027, 47.054)`
Decimal	`11384239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB5AF, 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 #ADB5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #ADB5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb5af; }
.text { color: #adb5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 181 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb5af, #adb5b3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ADB5AF?: #ADB5AF is a gray, closest to the named color Pigeon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB5AF?: The RGB value is 173, 181, 175: 173 red, 181 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB5AF?: The complementary color is #B5ADB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.