What color is #ADB98B?

#ADB98B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB98B?

The RGB value is 173, 185, 139: 173 red, 185 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB98B?

The complementary color is #978BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADB98B?

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.

#ADB98B color

#ADB98B rgb(173, 185, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADB98B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 72.5% green and 54.5% blue (173, 185, 139).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ADB98B color codes

HEX	`#ADB98B`
RGB	`rgb(173, 185, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 72.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, -12.1, 22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 25.12, 118.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.242, 45.446, 31.126)`
Decimal	`11385227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB98B, 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 #ADB98B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB98B 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 #ADB98B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb98b; }
.text { color: #adb98b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb98b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 185 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb98b, #96b98b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ADB98B?: #ADB98B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB98B?: The RGB value is 173, 185, 139: 173 red, 185 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB98B?: The complementary color is #978BB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB98B?: 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.