What color is #AD7339?

#AD7339 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD7339?

The RGB value is 173, 115, 57: 173 red, 115 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD7339?

The complementary color is #3973AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD7339?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD7339 color

#AD7339 rgb(173, 115, 57)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD7339 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 45.1% green and 22.4% blue (173, 115, 57).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 50% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 67% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Copper (#B87333), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#AD7339 color codes

HEX	`#AD7339`
RGB	`rgb(173, 115, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 45.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 50%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 67%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 67%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, 17.22, 40.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 44.09, 67.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.105, 21.443, 6.74)`
Decimal	`11367225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD7339, 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 #AD7339	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD7339 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #AD7339 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad7339; }
.text { color: #ad7339; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad7339; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 115 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad7339, #adad39); }

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Questions

What color is #AD7339?: #AD7339 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Copper. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD7339?: The RGB value is 173, 115, 57: 173 red, 115 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD7339?: The complementary color is #3973AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD7339?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.