What color is #ADBEA4?

#ADBEA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBEA4?

The RGB value is 173, 190, 164: 173 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBEA4?

The complementary color is #B5A4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBEA4 color

#ADBEA4 rgb(173, 190, 164)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADBEA4 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.5% green and 64.3% blue (173, 190, 164).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#ADBEA4 color codes

HEX	`#ADBEA4`
RGB	`rgb(173, 190, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, -10.66, 11.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 15.44, 133.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.347, 48.391, 42.224)`
Decimal	`11386532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBEA4, 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 #ADBEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #ADBEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbea4; }
.text { color: #adbea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 190 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbea4, #a4bea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADBEA4?: #ADBEA4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBEA4?: The RGB value is 173, 190, 164: 173 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBEA4?: The complementary color is #B5A4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.