What color is #ADB69F?

#ADB69F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB69F?

The RGB value is 173, 182, 159: 173 red, 182 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB69F?

The complementary color is #A89FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB69F color

#ADB69F rgb(173, 182, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB69F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 71.4% green and 62.4% blue (173, 182, 159).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% 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 9.97:1).

#ADB69F color codes

HEX	`#ADB69F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 182, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 71.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, -7.33, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 12.93, 124.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.219, 44.843, 39.331)`
Decimal	`11384479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB69F, 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 #ADB69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #ADB69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb69f; }
.text { color: #adb69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 182 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb69f, #a2b69f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADB69F?: #ADB69F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB69F?: The RGB value is 173, 182, 159: 173 red, 182 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB69F?: The complementary color is #A89FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.