What color is #ADBF84?

#ADBF84 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADBF84?

The RGB value is 173, 191, 132: 173 red, 191 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBF84?

The complementary color is #9684BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADBF84?

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.

#ADBF84 color

#ADBF84 rgb(173, 191, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADBF84 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.9% green and 51.8% blue (173, 191, 132).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ADBF84 color codes

HEX	`#ADBF84`
RGB	`rgb(173, 191, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, -16.19, 27.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 32.16, 120.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.029, 47.812, 28.945)`
Decimal	`11386756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBF84, 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 #ADBF84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBF84 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 #ADBF84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbf84; }
.text { color: #adbf84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbf84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 191 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbf84, #8fbf84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADBF84?: #ADBF84 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBF84?: The RGB value is 173, 191, 132: 173 red, 191 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBF84?: The complementary color is #9684BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBF84?: 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.