What color is #AD816F?

#AD816F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD816F?

The RGB value is 173, 129, 111: 173 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD816F?

The complementary color is #6F9BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD816F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD816F color

#AD816F rgb(173, 129, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD816F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 50.6% green and 43.5% blue (173, 129, 111).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#AD816F color codes

HEX	`#AD816F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 129, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 50.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 36%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, 14.48, 16.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 21.86, 48.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.954, 25.734, 18.531)`
Decimal	`11370863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD816F, 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 #AD816F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD816F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #AD816F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad816f; }
.text { color: #ad816f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad816f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 129 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad816f, #ada06f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AD816F?: #AD816F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD816F?: The RGB value is 173, 129, 111: 173 red, 129 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD816F?: The complementary color is #6F9BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD816F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.