What color is #ADB8A7?

#ADB8A7 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 #ADB8A7?

The RGB value is 173, 184, 167: 173 red, 184 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB8A7?

The complementary color is #B2A7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB8A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB8A7 color

#ADB8A7 rgb(173, 184, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB8A7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 72.2% green and 65.5% blue (173, 184, 167).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 11% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

#ADB8A7 color codes

HEX	`#ADB8A7`
RGB	`rgb(173, 184, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 72.2%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 11%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 9%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 9%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.52, -6.99, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.52, 10.13, 133.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.348, 45.955, 43.244)`
Decimal	`11384999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB8A7, 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 #ADB8A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB8A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	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 #ADB8A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb8a7; }
.text { color: #adb8a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb8a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 184 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb8a7, #a7b8aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADB8A7?: #ADB8A7 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 #ADB8A7?: The RGB value is 173, 184, 167: 173 red, 184 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB8A7?: The complementary color is #B2A7B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB8A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.