What color is #ADCBAA?

#ADCBAA 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 #ADCBAA?

The RGB value is 173, 203, 170: 173 red, 203 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADCBAA?

The complementary color is #C8AACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADCBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADCBAA color

#ADCBAA rgb(173, 203, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 79.6% green and 66.7% blue (173, 203, 170).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#ADCBAA color codes

HEX	`#ADCBAA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 203, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 79.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.75, -16.29, 13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.75, 20.94, 141.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.844, 54.498, 46.126)`
Decimal	`11389866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADCBAA, 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 #ADCBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADCBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #ADCBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adcbaa; }
.text { color: #adcbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adcbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 203 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adcbaa, #aacbb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #ADCBAA?: #ADCBAA 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 #ADCBAA?: The RGB value is 173, 203, 170: 173 red, 203 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADCBAA?: The complementary color is #C8AACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADCBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.