What color is #AD654C?

#AD654C is a desaturated orange known as Red Cent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Cent?

The RGB value is 173, 101, 76: 173 red, 101 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Cent?

The complementary color is #4C94AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD654C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Cent color: hex code #AD654C

#AD654C rgb(173, 101, 76)

Shades of brown

Red Cent has the hex code #AD654C. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 39.6% green and 29.8% blue (173, 101, 76).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 39% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 56% yellow and 32% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

Red Cent (#AD654C) color codes

HEX	`#AD654C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 101, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 39.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 39%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 56%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 56%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.35, 26.44, 26.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.35, 37.48, 45.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.193, 18.716, 9.227)`
Decimal	`11363660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Cent, 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 #AD654C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD654C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	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 #AD654C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad654c; }
.text { color: #ad654c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad654c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 101 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad654c, #ad954c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

See #AD654C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AD654C?: #AD654C is a desaturated orange known as Red Cent. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Cent?: The RGB value is 173, 101, 76: 173 red, 101 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Cent?: The complementary color is #4C94AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD654C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.