What color is #ADBB89?

#ADBB89 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBB89?

The RGB value is 173, 187, 137: 173 red, 187 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBB89?

The complementary color is #9789BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBB89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBB89 color

#ADBB89 rgb(173, 187, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADBB89 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 73.3% green and 53.7% blue (173, 187, 137).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#ADBB89 color codes

HEX	`#ADBB89`
RGB	`rgb(173, 187, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.7, -13.43, 23.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.7, 27.31, 119.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.519, 46.231, 30.504)`
Decimal	`11385737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBB89, 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 #ADBB89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBB89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	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 #ADBB89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbb89; }
.text { color: #adbb89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbb89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 187 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbb89, #94bb89); }

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Questions

What color is #ADBB89?: #ADBB89 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBB89?: The RGB value is 173, 187, 137: 173 red, 187 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBB89?: The complementary color is #9789BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBB89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.