What color is #ADBEB2?

#ADBEB2 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 #ADBEB2?

The RGB value is 173, 190, 178: 173 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBEB2?

The complementary color is #BEADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBEB2 color

#ADBEB2 rgb(173, 190, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADBEB2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.5% green and 69.8% blue (173, 190, 178).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.79:1).

#ADBEB2 color codes

HEX	`#ADBEB2`
RGB	`rgb(173, 190, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.4, -8.13, 4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.4, 9.09, 153.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.681, 48.925, 49.253)`
Decimal	`11386546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBEB2, 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 #ADBEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.79:1	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 #ADBEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbeb2; }
.text { color: #adbeb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbeb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 190 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbeb2, #adbeba); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADBEB2?: #ADBEB2 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 #ADBEB2?: The RGB value is 173, 190, 178: 173 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBEB2?: The complementary color is #BEADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.79:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.