What color is #ADBE92?

#ADBE92 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBE92?

The RGB value is 173, 190, 146: 173 red, 190 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBE92?

The complementary color is #A392BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBE92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBE92 color

#ADBE92 rgb(173, 190, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADBE92 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.5% green and 57.3% blue (173, 190, 146).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#ADBE92 color codes

HEX	`#ADBE92`
RGB	`rgb(173, 190, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, -13.62, 20.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 24.47, 123.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.835, 47.786, 34.261)`
Decimal	`11386514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBE92, 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 #ADBE92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBE92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #ADBE92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbe92; }
.text { color: #adbe92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbe92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 190 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbe92, #97be92); }

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Questions

What color is #ADBE92?: #ADBE92 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBE92?: The RGB value is 173, 190, 146: 173 red, 190 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBE92?: The complementary color is #A392BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBE92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.