What color is #ADBAB1?

#ADBAB1 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 #ADBAB1?

The RGB value is 173, 186, 177: 173 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBAB1?

The complementary color is #BAADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBAB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBAB1 color

#ADBAB1 rgb(173, 186, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBAB1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 72.9% green and 69.4% blue (173, 186, 177).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#ADBAB1 color codes

HEX	`#ADBAB1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 186, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 72.9%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.3, -6.21, 3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.3, 6.9, 154.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.727, 47.176, 48.441)`
Decimal	`11385521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBAB1, 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 #ADBAB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBAB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #ADBAB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbab1; }
.text { color: #adbab1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbab1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 186 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbab1, #adbab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADBAB1?: #ADBAB1 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 #ADBAB1?: The RGB value is 173, 186, 177: 173 red, 186 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBAB1?: The complementary color is #BAADB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBAB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.