What color is #ADCBC9?

#ADCBC9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADCBC9?

The RGB value is 173, 203, 201: 173 red, 203 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADCBC9?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADCBC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADCBC9 color

#ADCBC9 rgb(173, 203, 201)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADCBC9 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 79.6% green and 78.8% blue (173, 203, 201).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#ADCBC9 color codes

HEX	`#ADCBC9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 203, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 79.6%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.51, -10.4, -2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.51, 10.66, 192.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.129, 55.812, 63.431)`
Decimal	`11389897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADCBC9, 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 #ADCBC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADCBC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #ADCBC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adcbc9; }
.text { color: #adcbc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adcbc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 203 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adcbc9, #adbecb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ADCBC9?: #ADCBC9 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wild Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADCBC9?: The RGB value is 173, 203, 201: 173 red, 203 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADCBC9?: The complementary color is #CBADAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADCBC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.