What color is #ADC8A9?

#ADC8A9 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 #ADC8A9?

The RGB value is 173, 200, 169: 173 red, 200 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC8A9?

The complementary color is #C4A9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC8A9 color

#ADC8A9 rgb(173, 200, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC8A9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 78.4% green and 66.3% blue (173, 200, 169).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 22% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% 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 11.61:1).

#ADC8A9 color codes

HEX	`#ADC8A9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 200, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 78.4%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 22%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 16%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.91, -14.94, 12.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.91, 19.48, 140.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.048, 53.057, 45.396)`
Decimal	`11389097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC8A9, 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 #ADC8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #ADC8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc8a9; }
.text { color: #adc8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 200 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc8a9, #a9c8b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC8A9?: #ADC8A9 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 #ADC8A9?: The RGB value is 173, 200, 169: 173 red, 200 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC8A9?: The complementary color is #C4A9C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.