What color is #ADC0A5?

#ADC0A5 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 #ADC0A5?

The RGB value is 173, 192, 165: 173 red, 192 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC0A5?

The complementary color is #B8A5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC0A5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC0A5 color

#ADC0A5 rgb(173, 192, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC0A5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 75.3% green and 64.7% blue (173, 192, 165).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 18% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#ADC0A5 color codes

HEX	`#ADC0A5`
RGB	`rgb(173, 192, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 75.3%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 18%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.64, -11.53, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.64, 16.24, 135.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.873, 49.3, 42.847)`
Decimal	`11387045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC0A5, 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 #ADC0A5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC0A5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #ADC0A5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc0a5; }
.text { color: #adc0a5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc0a5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 192 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc0a5, #a5c0ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC0A5?: #ADC0A5 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 #ADC0A5?: The RGB value is 173, 192, 165: 173 red, 192 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC0A5?: The complementary color is #B8A5C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC0A5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.