What color is #ADBB8F?

#ADBB8F 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 #ADBB8F?

The RGB value is 173, 187, 143: 173 red, 187 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBB8F?

The complementary color is #9D8FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBB8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBB8F color

#ADBB8F rgb(173, 187, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADBB8F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 73.3% green and 56.1% blue (173, 187, 143).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#ADBB8F color codes

HEX	`#ADBB8F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 187, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, -12.54, 20.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 24.22, 121.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.961, 46.408, 32.834)`
Decimal	`11385743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBB8F, 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 #ADBB8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBB8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #ADBB8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbb8f; }
.text { color: #adbb8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbb8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 187 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbb8f, #97bb8f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ADBB8F?: #ADBB8F 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 #ADBB8F?: The RGB value is 173, 187, 143: 173 red, 187 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBB8F?: The complementary color is #9D8FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBB8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.