What color is #ADBB9A?

#ADBB9A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBB9A?

The RGB value is 173, 187, 154: 173 red, 187 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBB9A?

The complementary color is #A89ABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBB9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBB9A color

#ADBB9A rgb(173, 187, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADBB9A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 73.3% green and 60.4% blue (173, 187, 154).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#ADBB9A color codes

HEX	`#ADBB9A`
RGB	`rgb(173, 187, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.3%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -10.79, 15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 18.57, 125.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.836, 46.758, 37.439)`
Decimal	`11385754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBB9A, 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 #ADBB9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBB9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	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 #ADBB9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbb9a; }
.text { color: #adbb9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbb9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 187 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbb9a, #9cbb9a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ADBB9A?: #ADBB9A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBB9A?: The RGB value is 173, 187, 154: 173 red, 187 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBB9A?: The complementary color is #A89ABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBB9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.