What color is #ADBC68?

#ADBC68 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBC68?

The RGB value is 173, 188, 104: 173 red, 188 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBC68?

The complementary color is #7768BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBC68?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBC68 color

#ADBC68 rgb(173, 188, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADBC68 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 73.7% green and 40.8% blue (173, 188, 104).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 39% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.17:1).

#ADBC68 color codes

HEX	`#ADBC68`
RGB	`rgb(173, 188, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 39%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 45%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 45%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.45, -18.13, 40.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.45, 44.48, 114.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.716, 45.85, 19.957)`
Decimal	`11385960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBC68, 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 #ADBC68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBC68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.17:1	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 #ADBC68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbc68; }
.text { color: #adbc68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbc68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 188 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbc68, #83bc68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADBC68?: #ADBC68 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBC68?: The RGB value is 173, 188, 104: 173 red, 188 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBC68?: The complementary color is #7768BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBC68?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.