What color is #ADC3B1?

#ADC3B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC3B1?

The RGB value is 173, 195, 177: 173 red, 195 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC3B1?

The complementary color is #C3ADBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC3B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC3B1 color

#ADC3B1 rgb(173, 195, 177)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADC3B1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 76.5% green and 69.4% blue (173, 195, 177).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#ADC3B1 color codes

HEX	`#ADC3B1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 195, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 76.5%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, -10.93, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 12.73, 149.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.683, 51.088, 49.093)`
Decimal	`11387825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC3B1, 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 #ADC3B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC3B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #ADC3B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc3b1; }
.text { color: #adc3b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc3b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 195 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc3b1, #adc3bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADC3B1?: #ADC3B1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC3B1?: The RGB value is 173, 195, 177: 173 red, 195 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC3B1?: The complementary color is #C3ADBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC3B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.