What color is #ADB6AD?

#ADB6AD is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB6AD?

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

What is the complementary color of #ADB6AD?

The complementary color is #B6ADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB6AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB6AD color

#ADB6AD rgb(173, 182, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB6AD is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 6% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Air (#A9B4A9), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.07:1).

#ADB6AD color codes

HEX	`#ADB6AD`
RGB	`rgb(173, 182, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 71.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 6%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.13, -4.84, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.13, 5.96, 144.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.503, 45.357, 46.095)`
Decimal	`11384493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB6AD, 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 #ADB6AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB6AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.07:1	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 #ADB6AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb6ad; }
.text { color: #adb6ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb6ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 182 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb6ad, #adb6b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADB6AD?: #ADB6AD is a gray, closest to the named color Alpine Air. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB6AD?: The RGB value is 173, 182, 173: 173 red, 182 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB6AD?: The complementary color is #B6ADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB6AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.