What color is #ADC5B0?

#ADC5B0 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 #ADC5B0?

The RGB value is 173, 197, 176: 173 red, 197 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC5B0?

The complementary color is #C5ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC5B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC5B0 color

#ADC5B0 rgb(173, 197, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC5B0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 77.3% green and 69% blue (173, 197, 176).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 17% saturation and 73% 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 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.39:1).

#ADC5B0 color codes

HEX	`#ADC5B0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 197, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 77.3%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.25, -12.15, 7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.25, 14.44, 147.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.035, 51.951, 48.721)`
Decimal	`11388336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC5B0, 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 #ADC5B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC5B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.39:1	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 #ADC5B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc5b0; }
.text { color: #adc5b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc5b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 197 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc5b0, #adc5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADC5B0?: #ADC5B0 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 #ADC5B0?: The RGB value is 173, 197, 176: 173 red, 197 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC5B0?: The complementary color is #C5ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC5B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.