What color is #AD5C34?

#AD5C34 is a moderate orange known as Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Monument Valley?

The RGB value is 173, 92, 52: 173 red, 92 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Monument Valley?

The complementary color is #3485AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD5C34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Monument Valley color: hex code #AD5C34

#AD5C34 rgb(173, 92, 52)

Shades of brown

Monument Valley has the hex code #AD5C34. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 36.1% green and 20.4% blue (173, 92, 52).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 54% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 70% yellow and 32% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

Monument Valley (#AD5C34) color codes

HEX	`#AD5C34`
RGB	`rgb(173, 92, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 36.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 54%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 70%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 70%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.99, 29.68, 37.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.99, 47.51, 51.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.682, 16.789, 5.347)`
Decimal	`11361332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Monument Valley, 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 #AD5C34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AD5C34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	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 #AD5C34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad5c34; }
.text { color: #ad5c34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad5c34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 92 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad5c34, #ad9934); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

See #AD5C34 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AD5C34?: #AD5C34 is a moderate orange known as Monument Valley. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Monument Valley?: The RGB value is 173, 92, 52: 173 red, 92 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Monument Valley?: The complementary color is #3485AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD5C34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.