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#ADBCA3

#adbca3 ≈ Ash Gray

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#adbca3 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 73.73% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.3% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 96°, with 15.72% saturation and 68.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.38.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.475

Complementary

  1. #adbca3
  2. #b2a3bc

Split complementary

  1. #adbca3
  2. #a5a3bc
  3. #bca3b9

Analogous

  1. #b9bca3
  2. #adbca3
  3. #a3bca5

Triadic

  1. #adbca3
  2. #a3adbc
  3. #bca3ad

Tetradic

  1. #adbca3
  2. #a3bcb2
  3. #b2a3bc
  4. #bca3ad

Square

  1. #adbca3
  2. #a3b9bc
  3. #b2a3bc
  4. #bca5a3

Monochromatic

  1. #607353
  2. #869c77
  3. #adbca3
  4. #d4dccf
  5. #f4f6f3

Shades

#adbca3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #adbca3
  2. #9ca993
  3. #8a9682
  4. #798472
  5. #687162
  6. #575e52
  7. #454b41
  8. #343831
  9. #232621
  10. #111310
  11. #000000

Tints

#adbca3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #adbca3
  2. #b5c3ac
  3. #bdc9b5
  4. #c6d0bf
  5. #ced7c8
  6. #d6ded1
  7. #dee4da
  8. #e6ebe3
  9. #eff2ed
  10. #f7f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#adbca3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #adbca3
  2. #a9b6a0
  3. #a4b09c
  4. #a0aa99
  5. #9ba495
  6. #979e92
  7. #92988e
  8. #8e928b
  9. #898c87
  10. #858684
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3b9b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb8a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcb7a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #aebab5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8baa2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6b9a4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #adbbae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-adbca3 {
  color: #adbca3;
}
Background
.bg-adbca3 {
  background-color: #adbca3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-adbca3 {
  border: 2px solid #adbca3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #adbca3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 188 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 96 16% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-adbca3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #adbca3, #a3bca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-adbca3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 188 163 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.38 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.05 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 9.10 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 9.24 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.61 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 12.39 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 12.52 #52435c Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#adbca3  rgb(173, 188, 163)  hsl(96, 16%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#b2a3bc  rgb(178, 163, 188)  hsl(276, 16%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#a3adbc  rgb(163, 173, 188)  hsl(216, 16%, 69%)  Light Steel Blue
#bca3ad  rgb(188, 163, 173)  hsl(336, 16%, 69%)  Rose Quartz