What color is #ADC4A8?

#ADC4A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC4A8?

The RGB value is 173, 196, 168: 173 red, 196 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC4A8?

The complementary color is #BFA8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC4A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC4A8 color

#ADC4A8 rgb(173, 196, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC4A8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 76.9% green and 65.9% blue (173, 196, 168).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 19% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.24:1).

#ADC4A8 color codes

HEX	`#ADC4A8`
RGB	`rgb(173, 196, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 76.9%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 19%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.79, -13.07, 11.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.79, 17.38, 138.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.04, 51.191, 44.599)`
Decimal	`11388072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC4A8, 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 #ADC4A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC4A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.24:1	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 #ADC4A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc4a8; }
.text { color: #adc4a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc4a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 196 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc4a8, #a8c4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC4A8?: #ADC4A8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC4A8?: The RGB value is 173, 196, 168: 173 red, 196 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC4A8?: The complementary color is #BFA8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC4A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.