What color is #ADB69B?

#ADB69B 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 #ADB69B?

The RGB value is 173, 182, 155: 173 red, 182 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB69B?

The complementary color is #A49BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB69B color

#ADB69B rgb(173, 182, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADB69B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 71.4% green and 60.8% blue (173, 182, 155).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Salvia (#A8B59E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#ADB69B color codes

HEX	`#ADB69B`
RGB	`rgb(173, 182, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 71.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 15%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.7, -8.01, 12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.7, 15.01, 122.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.877, 44.707, 37.532)`
Decimal	`11384475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB69B, 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 #ADB69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #ADB69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb69b; }
.text { color: #adb69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 182 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb69b, #a0b69b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADB69B?: #ADB69B 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 #ADB69B?: The RGB value is 173, 182, 155: 173 red, 182 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB69B?: The complementary color is #A49BB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.