What color is #AD7060?

#AD7060 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD7060?

The RGB value is 173, 112, 96: 173 red, 112 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD7060?

The complementary color is #609DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD7060?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD7060 color

#AD7060 rgb(173, 112, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD7060 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 43.9% green and 37.6% blue (173, 112, 96).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 32% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 45% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Amaretto (#AB6F60), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#AD7060 color codes

HEX	`#AD7060`
RGB	`rgb(173, 112, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 43.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 32%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 45%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 45%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.3, 22.26, 18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.3, 29.19, 40.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.14, 21.319, 13.855)`
Decimal	`11366496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD7060, 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 #AD7060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD7060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #AD7060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad7060; }
.text { color: #ad7060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad7060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 112 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad7060, #ad9760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AD7060?: #AD7060 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Amaretto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD7060?: The RGB value is 173, 112, 96: 173 red, 112 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD7060?: The complementary color is #609DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD7060?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.