What color is #ADB8B7?

#ADB8B7 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB8B7?

The RGB value is 173, 184, 183: 173 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB8B7?

The complementary color is #B8ADAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB8B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB8B7 color

#ADB8B7 rgb(173, 184, 183)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB8B7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 72.2% green and 71.8% blue (173, 184, 183).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 7% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#ADB8B7 color codes

HEX	`#ADB8B7`
RGB	`rgb(173, 184, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 72.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 7%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 6%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.92, -4, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.92, 4.08, 191.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.92, 46.584, 51.521)`
Decimal	`11385015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB8B7, 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 #ADB8B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB8B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #ADB8B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb8b7; }
.text { color: #adb8b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb8b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 184 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb8b7, #adb3b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADB8B7?: #ADB8B7 is a gray, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB8B7?: The RGB value is 173, 184, 183: 173 red, 184 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB8B7?: The complementary color is #B8ADAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB8B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.