What color is #ADC9AC?

#ADC9AC 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 #ADC9AC?

The RGB value is 173, 201, 172: 173 red, 201 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADC9AC?

The complementary color is #C8ACC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADC9AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADC9AC color

#ADC9AC rgb(173, 201, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADC9AC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 78.8% green and 67.5% blue (173, 201, 172).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#ADC9AC color codes

HEX	`#ADC9AC`
RGB	`rgb(173, 201, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 78.8%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 14%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.25, -14.92, 11.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.25, 18.76, 142.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.565, 53.635, 46.974)`
Decimal	`11389356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADC9AC, 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 #ADC9AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADC9AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #ADC9AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adc9ac; }
.text { color: #adc9ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adc9ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 201 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adc9ac, #acc9ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ADC9AC?: #ADC9AC 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 #ADC9AC?: The RGB value is 173, 201, 172: 173 red, 201 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADC9AC?: The complementary color is #C8ACC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADC9AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.