What color is #ADBBAD?

#ADBBAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBBAD?

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

What is the complementary color of #ADBBAD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBBAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBBAD color

#ADBBAD rgb(173, 187, 173)

Shades of gray

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

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#ADBBAD color codes

HEX	`#ADBBAD`
RGB	`rgb(173, 187, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.3%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 7%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 7%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, -7.48, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 9.25, 144.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.545, 47.442, 46.443)`
Decimal	`11385773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBBAD, 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 #ADBBAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBBAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #ADBBAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbbad; }
.text { color: #adbbad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbbad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 187 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbbad, #adbbb4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ADBBAD?: #ADBBAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBBAD?: The RGB value is 173, 187, 173: 173 red, 187 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBBAD?: The complementary color is #BBADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBBAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.