What color is #ADC4AF?

#ADC4AF 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 #ADC4AF?

The RGB value is 173, 196, 175: 173 red, 196 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC4AF?

The complementary color is #C4ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC4AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC4AF color

#ADC4AF rgb(173, 196, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC4AF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 76.9% green and 68.6% blue (173, 196, 175).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#ADC4AF color codes

HEX	`#ADC4AF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 196, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 76.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, -11.81, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 14.22, 146.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.71, 51.459, 48.126)`
Decimal	`11388079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC4AF, 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 #ADC4AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC4AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #ADC4AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc4af; }
.text { color: #adc4af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc4af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 196 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc4af, #adc4bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADC4AF?: #ADC4AF 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 #ADC4AF?: The RGB value is 173, 196, 175: 173 red, 196 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC4AF?: The complementary color is #C4ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC4AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.