What color is #ADB7A4?

#ADB7A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB7A4?

The RGB value is 173, 183, 164: 173 red, 183 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB7A4?

The complementary color is #AEA4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB7A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB7A4 color

#ADB7A4 rgb(173, 183, 164)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB7A4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 71.8% green and 64.3% blue (173, 183, 164).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 12% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#ADB7A4 color codes

HEX	`#ADB7A4`
RGB	`rgb(173, 183, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 71.8%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 12%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 10%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, -6.99, 8.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 10.99, 129.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.867, 45.431, 41.731)`
Decimal	`11384740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB7A4, 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 #ADB7A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB7A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #ADB7A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb7a4; }
.text { color: #adb7a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb7a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 183 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb7a4, #a4b7a5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ADB7A4?: #ADB7A4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB7A4?: The RGB value is 173, 183, 164: 173 red, 183 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB7A4?: The complementary color is #AEA4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB7A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.