What color is #ADC0BE?

#ADC0BE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC0BE?

The RGB value is 173, 192, 190: 173 red, 192 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC0BE?

The complementary color is #C0ADAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC0BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC0BE color

#ADC0BE rgb(173, 192, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADC0BE is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 75.3% green and 74.5% blue (173, 192, 190).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Slate (#A6BCBE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#ADC0BE color codes

HEX	`#ADC0BE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 192, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 75.3%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, -6.87, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 6.97, 189.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.375, 50.3, 56.024)`
Decimal	`11387070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC0BE, 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 #ADC0BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC0BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #ADC0BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc0be; }
.text { color: #adc0be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc0be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 192 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc0be, #adb8c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADC0BE?: #ADC0BE is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Slate. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC0BE?: The RGB value is 173, 192, 190: 173 red, 192 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC0BE?: The complementary color is #C0ADAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC0BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.