What color is #ADB6AB?

#ADB6AB is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB6AB?

The RGB value is 173, 182, 171: 173 red, 182 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB6AB?

The complementary color is #B4ABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB6AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB6AB color

#ADB6AB rgb(173, 182, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB6AB is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 71.4% green and 67.1% blue (173, 182, 171).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 7% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.06:1).

#ADB6AB color codes

HEX	`#ADB6AB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 182, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 71.4%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 7%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 6%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 6%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.08, -5.2, 4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.08, 6.89, 139.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.311, 45.28, 45.084)`
Decimal	`11384491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB6AB, 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 #ADB6AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB6AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	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 #ADB6AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb6ab; }
.text { color: #adb6ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb6ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 182 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb6ab, #abb6ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADB6AB?: #ADB6AB is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB6AB?: The RGB value is 173, 182, 171: 173 red, 182 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB6AB?: The complementary color is #B4ABB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB6AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.06:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.