What color is #ADBFAB?

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

What is the RGB value of #ADBFAB?

The RGB value is 173, 191, 171: 173 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADBFAB?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADBFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADBFAB color

#ADBFAB rgb(173, 191, 171)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 74.9% green and 67.1% blue (173, 191, 171).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#ADBFAB color codes

HEX	`#ADBFAB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 191, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 74.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.5, -9.94, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.5, 12.77, 141.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.214, 49.086, 45.718)`
Decimal	`11386795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADBFAB, 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 #ADBFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADBFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #ADBFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adbfab; }
.text { color: #adbfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adbfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 191 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adbfab, #abbfb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADBFAB?: #ADBFAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADBFAB?: The RGB value is 173, 191, 171: 173 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADBFAB?: The complementary color is #BDABBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADBFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.