What color is #ADCDCF?

#ADCDCF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADCDCF?

The RGB value is 173, 205, 207: 173 red, 205 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADCDCF?

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

Is black or white text better on #ADCDCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADCDCF color

#ADCDCF rgb(173, 205, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADCDCF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 80.4% green and 81.2% blue (173, 205, 207).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Wave (#A5CED5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#ADCDCF color codes

HEX	`#ADCDCF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 205, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 80.4%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 16%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.21, -10.19, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.21, 11.16, 204.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.324, 57.05, 67.38)`
Decimal	`11390415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADCDCF, 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 #ADCDCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADCDCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #ADCDCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adcdcf; }
.text { color: #adcdcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adcdcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 205 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adcdcf, #adbccf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #ADCDCF?: #ADCDCF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADCDCF?: The RGB value is 173, 205, 207: 173 red, 205 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADCDCF?: The complementary color is #CFAFAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADCDCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.