What color is #ADCDCC?

#ADCDCC 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 #ADCDCC?

The RGB value is 173, 205, 204: 173 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADCDCC?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADCDCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADCDCC color

#ADCDCC rgb(173, 205, 204)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 80.4% green and 80% blue (173, 205, 204).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Wild Life (#A5C1C0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#ADCDCC color codes

HEX	`#ADCDCC`
RGB	`rgb(173, 205, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 80.4%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.13, -10.81, -3.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.13, 11.24, 195.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.961, 56.905, 65.467)`
Decimal	`11390412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADCDCC, 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 #ADCDCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADCDCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #ADCDCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adcdcc; }
.text { color: #adcdcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adcdcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 205 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adcdcc, #adbecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ADCDCC?: #ADCDCC 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 #ADCDCC?: The RGB value is 173, 205, 204: 173 red, 205 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADCDCC?: The complementary color is #CDADAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADCDCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.