What color is #ADC8B9?

#ADC8B9 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 #ADC8B9?

The RGB value is 173, 200, 185: 173 red, 200 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC8B9?

The complementary color is #C8ADBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC8B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC8B9 color

#ADC8B9 rgb(173, 200, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADC8B9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 78.4% green and 72.5% blue (173, 200, 185).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 20% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#ADC8B9 color codes

HEX	`#ADC8B9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 200, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 78.4%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 20%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, -12.01, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 12.81, 159.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.643, 53.695, 53.796)`
Decimal	`11389113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC8B9, 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 #ADC8B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC8B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #ADC8B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc8b9; }
.text { color: #adc8b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc8b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 200 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc8b9, #adc8c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADC8B9?: #ADC8B9 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 #ADC8B9?: The RGB value is 173, 200, 185: 173 red, 200 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC8B9?: The complementary color is #C8ADBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC8B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.