What color is #ADBDB1?

#ADBDB1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBDB1?

The RGB value is 173, 189, 177: 173 red, 189 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBDB1?

The complementary color is #BDADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBDB1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBDB1 color

#ADBDB1 rgb(173, 189, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBDB1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.1% green and 69.4% blue (173, 189, 177).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#ADBDB1 color codes

HEX	`#ADBDB1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 189, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.1%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.11, -7.79, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.11, 8.85, 151.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.365, 48.453, 48.654)`
Decimal	`11386289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBDB1, 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 #ADBDB1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBDB1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #ADBDB1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbdb1; }
.text { color: #adbdb1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbdb1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 189 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbdb1, #adbdb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADBDB1?: #ADBDB1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBDB1?: The RGB value is 173, 189, 177: 173 red, 189 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBDB1?: The complementary color is #BDADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBDB1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.