What color is #ADBCA9?

#ADBCA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBCA9?

The RGB value is 173, 188, 169: 173 red, 188 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBCA9?

The complementary color is #B8A9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBCA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBCA9 color

#ADBCA9 rgb(173, 188, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBCA9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 73.7% green and 66.3% blue (173, 188, 169).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#ADBCA9 color codes

HEX	`#ADBCA9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 188, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 73.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.64, -8.74, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.64, 11.75, 138.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.377, 47.715, 44.506)`
Decimal	`11386025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBCA9, 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 #ADBCA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBCA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #ADBCA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbca9; }
.text { color: #adbca9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbca9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 188 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbca9, #a9bcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADBCA9?: #ADBCA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBCA9?: The RGB value is 173, 188, 169: 173 red, 188 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBCA9?: The complementary color is #B8A9BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBCA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.