What color is #ADBDBF?

#ADBDBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBDBF?

The RGB value is 173, 189, 191: 173 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBDBF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBDBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBDBF color

#ADBDBF rgb(173, 189, 191)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.1% green and 74.9% blue (173, 189, 191).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#ADBDBF color codes

HEX	`#ADBDBF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 189, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, -5.08, -2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 5.84, 209.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.833, 49.04, 56.384)`
Decimal	`11386303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBDBF, 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 #ADBDBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBDBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #ADBDBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbdbf; }
.text { color: #adbdbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbdbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 189 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbdbf, #adb4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADBDBF?: #ADBDBF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBDBF?: The RGB value is 173, 189, 191: 173 red, 189 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBDBF?: The complementary color is #BFAFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBDBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.