What color is #ADB697?

#ADB697 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB697?

The RGB value is 173, 182, 151: 173 red, 182 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB697?

The complementary color is #A097B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB697 color

#ADB697 rgb(173, 182, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADB697 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 71.4% green and 59.2% blue (173, 182, 151).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#ADB697 color codes

HEX	`#ADB697`
RGB	`rgb(173, 182, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 71.4%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 17%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 17%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -8.67, 14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 17.11, 120.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.547, 44.575, 35.793)`
Decimal	`11384471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB697, 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 #ADB697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	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 #ADB697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb697; }
.text { color: #adb697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 182 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb697, #9eb697); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADB697?: #ADB697 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Salvia. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB697?: The RGB value is 173, 182, 151: 173 red, 182 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB697?: The complementary color is #A097B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.