What color is #ADC2BF?

#ADC2BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC2BF?

The RGB value is 173, 194, 191: 173 red, 194 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC2BF?

The complementary color is #C2ADB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC2BF color

#ADC2BF rgb(173, 194, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADC2BF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 76.1% green and 74.9% blue (173, 194, 191).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.25:1).

#ADC2BF color codes

HEX	`#ADC2BF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 194, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 76.1%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.82, -7.72, -0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.82, 7.77, 186.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.927, 51.229, 56.749)`
Decimal	`11387583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC2BF, 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 #ADC2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.25:1	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 #ADC2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc2bf; }
.text { color: #adc2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 194 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc2bf, #adbac2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADC2BF?: #ADC2BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC2BF?: The RGB value is 173, 194, 191: 173 red, 194 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC2BF?: The complementary color is #C2ADB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.25:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.