What color is #ADB9BA?

#ADB9BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADB9BA?

The RGB value is 173, 185, 186: 173 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADB9BA?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADB9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADB9BA color

#ADB9BA rgb(173, 185, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADB9BA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 72.5% green and 72.9% blue (173, 185, 186).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#ADB9BA color codes

HEX	`#ADB9BA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 185, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 72.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.27, -3.95, -1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.27, 4.4, 206.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.444, 47.127, 53.252)`
Decimal	`11385274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADB9BA, 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 #ADB9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADB9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	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 #ADB9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adb9ba; }
.text { color: #adb9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adb9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 185 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adb9ba, #adb3ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADB9BA?: #ADB9BA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADB9BA?: The RGB value is 173, 185, 186: 173 red, 185 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADB9BA?: The complementary color is #BAAEAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADB9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.43:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.