What color is #ADC4B8?

#ADC4B8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC4B8?

The RGB value is 173, 196, 184: 173 red, 196 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC4B8?

The complementary color is #C4ADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC4B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC4B8 color

#ADC4B8 rgb(173, 196, 184)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADC4B8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 76.9% green and 72.2% blue (173, 196, 184).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.36:1).

#ADC4B8 color codes

HEX	`#ADC4B8`
RGB	`rgb(173, 196, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 76.9%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.18, -10.13, 3.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.18, 10.68, 161.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.623, 51.824, 52.937)`
Decimal	`11388088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC4B8, 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 #ADC4B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC4B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.36:1	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 #ADC4B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc4b8; }
.text { color: #adc4b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc4b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 196 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc4b8, #adc4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADC4B8?: #ADC4B8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC4B8?: The RGB value is 173, 196, 184: 173 red, 196 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC4B8?: The complementary color is #C4ADB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC4B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.