What color is #ADBAAF?

#ADBAAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBAAF?

The RGB value is 173, 186, 175: 173 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBAAF?

The complementary color is #BAADB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBAAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBAAF color

#ADBAAF rgb(173, 186, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBAAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 72.9% green and 68.6% blue (173, 186, 175).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#ADBAAF color codes

HEX	`#ADBAAF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 186, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 72.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.25, -6.59, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.25, 7.72, 148.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.529, 47.097, 47.399)`
Decimal	`11385519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBAAF, 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 #ADBAAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBAAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #ADBAAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbaaf; }
.text { color: #adbaaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbaaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 186 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbaaf, #adbab5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADBAAF?: #ADBAAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBAAF?: The RGB value is 173, 186, 175: 173 red, 186 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBAAF?: The complementary color is #BAADB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBAAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.