What color is #ADBBBD?

#ADBBBD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBBBD?

The RGB value is 173, 187, 189: 173 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBBBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBBBD color

#ADBBBD rgb(173, 187, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBBBD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 73.3% green and 74.1% blue (173, 187, 189).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Casper (#AAB5B8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.62:1).

#ADBBBD color codes

HEX	`#ADBBBD`
RGB	`rgb(173, 187, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.3%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 1%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.89, -4.42, -2.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.89, 5.16, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.187, 48.098, 55.09)`
Decimal	`11385789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBBBD, 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 #ADBBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.62:1	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 #ADBBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbbbd; }
.text { color: #adbbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 187 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbbbd, #adb3bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADBBBD?: #ADBBBD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Casper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBBBD?: The RGB value is 173, 187, 189: 173 red, 187 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBBBD?: The complementary color is #BDAFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.