What color is #ADC9A7?

#ADC9A7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADC9A7?

The RGB value is 173, 201, 167: 173 red, 201 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC9A7?

The complementary color is #C3A7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC9A7 color

#ADC9A7 rgb(173, 201, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC9A7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 78.8% green and 65.5% blue (173, 201, 167).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 24% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#ADC9A7 color codes

HEX	`#ADC9A7`
RGB	`rgb(173, 201, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 78.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 24%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 17%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 17%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, -15.8, 13.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 21.04, 138.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.094, 53.447, 44.492)`
Decimal	`11389351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC9A7, 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 #ADC9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #ADC9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc9a7; }
.text { color: #adc9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 201 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc9a7, #a7c9b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC9A7?: #ADC9A7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADC9A7?: The RGB value is 173, 201, 167: 173 red, 201 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC9A7?: The complementary color is #C3A7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.