What color is #AD7C76?

#AD7C76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD7C76?

The RGB value is 173, 124, 118: 173 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD7C76?

The complementary color is #76A7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD7C76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD7C76 color

#AD7C76 rgb(173, 124, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD7C76 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 48.6% green and 46.3% blue (173, 124, 118).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#AD7C76 color codes

HEX	`#AD7C76`
RGB	`rgb(173, 124, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 48.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.69, 18.22, 10.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.69, 21.2, 30.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.712, 24.609, 20.426)`
Decimal	`11369590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD7C76, 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 #AD7C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD7C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #AD7C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad7c76; }
.text { color: #ad7c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad7c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 124 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad7c76, #ad9876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD7C76?: #AD7C76 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD7C76?: The RGB value is 173, 124, 118: 173 red, 124 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD7C76?: The complementary color is #76A7AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD7C76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.