What color is #ADB948?

#ADB948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB948?

The RGB value is 173, 185, 72: 173 red, 185 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB948?

The complementary color is #5448B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB948?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB948 color

#ADB948 rgb(173, 185, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADB948 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 72.5% green and 28.2% blue (173, 185, 72).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 45% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sinsemilla (#B6BD4A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#ADB948 color codes

HEX	`#ADB948`
RGB	`rgb(173, 185, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 72.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 45%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 61%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, -19.51, 54.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 57.73, 109.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.753, 44.051, 12.749)`
Decimal	`11385160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB948, 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 #ADB948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #ADB948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb948; }
.text { color: #adb948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 185 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb948, #75b948); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADB948?: #ADB948 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Sinsemilla. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB948?: The RGB value is 173, 185, 72: 173 red, 185 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB948?: The complementary color is #5448B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB948?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.