What color is #AD9A84?

#AD9A84 is a grayish orange known as Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Majestic Elk?

The RGB value is 173, 154, 132: 173 red, 154 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Majestic Elk?

The complementary color is #8497AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9A84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Majestic Elk color: hex code #AD9A84

#AD9A84 rgb(173, 154, 132)

Shades of brown

Majestic Elk has the hex code #AD9A84. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 60.4% green and 51.8% blue (173, 154, 132).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

Majestic Elk (#AD9A84) color codes

HEX	`#AD9A84`
RGB	`rgb(173, 154, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 60.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, 3.44, 14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 14.53, 76.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.954, 33.662, 26.587)`
Decimal	`11377284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Majestic Elk, 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 #AD9A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #AD9A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9a84; }
.text { color: #ad9a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 154 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9a84, #acad84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

See #AD9A84 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AD9A84?: #AD9A84 is a grayish orange known as Majestic Elk. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Majestic Elk?: The RGB value is 173, 154, 132: 173 red, 154 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Majestic Elk?: The complementary color is #8497AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9A84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.