What color is #ADC5BB?

#ADC5BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC5BB?

The RGB value is 173, 197, 187: 173 red, 197 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC5BB?

The complementary color is #C5ADB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC5BB color

#ADC5BB rgb(173, 197, 187)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADC5BB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 77.3% green and 73.3% blue (173, 197, 187).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 17% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#ADC5BB color codes

HEX	`#ADC5BB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 197, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 77.3%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 17%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 12%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.52, -10.07, 2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.52, 10.32, 167.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.167, 52.404, 54.687)`
Decimal	`11388347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC5BB, 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 #ADC5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #ADC5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc5bb; }
.text { color: #adc5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 197 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc5bb, #adc3c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #ADC5BB?: #ADC5BB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC5BB?: The RGB value is 173, 197, 187: 173 red, 197 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC5BB?: The complementary color is #C5ADB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.