What color is #ADCBBD?

#ADCBBD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADCBBD?

The RGB value is 173, 203, 189: 173 red, 203 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADCBBD?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADCBBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADCBBD color

#ADCBBD rgb(173, 203, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #ADCBBD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 79.6% green and 74.1% blue (173, 203, 189).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#ADCBBD color codes

HEX	`#ADCBBD`
RGB	`rgb(173, 203, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 79.6%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 7%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, -12.79, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 13.29, 164.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.773, 55.269, 56.285)`
Decimal	`11389885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADCBBD, 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 #ADCBBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADCBBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #ADCBBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adcbbd; }
.text { color: #adcbbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adcbbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 203 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adcbbd, #adcacb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #ADCBBD?: #ADCBBD is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADCBBD?: The RGB value is 173, 203, 189: 173 red, 203 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADCBBD?: The complementary color is #CBADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADCBBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.