What color is #ADBA95?

#ADBA95 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBA95?

The RGB value is 173, 186, 149: 173 red, 186 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBA95?

The complementary color is #A295BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBA95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBA95 color

#ADBA95 rgb(173, 186, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADBA95 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 72.9% green and 58.4% blue (173, 186, 149).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#ADBA95 color codes

HEX	`#ADBA95`
RGB	`rgb(173, 186, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 72.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.66, -11.08, 17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.66, 20.54, 122.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.217, 46.172, 35.221)`
Decimal	`11385493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBA95, 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 #ADBA95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBA95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #ADBA95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adba95; }
.text { color: #adba95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adba95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 186 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adba95, #9bba95); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ADBA95?: #ADBA95 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBA95?: The RGB value is 173, 186, 149: 173 red, 186 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBA95?: The complementary color is #A295BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBA95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.