What color is #AD827F?

#AD827F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD827F?

The RGB value is 173, 130, 127: 173 red, 130 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD827F?

The complementary color is #7FAAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD827F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD827F color

#AD827F rgb(173, 130, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #AD827F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 51% green and 49.8% blue (173, 130, 127).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#AD827F color codes

HEX	`#AD827F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 130, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 51%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 27%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.4, 16.11, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.4, 18.02, 26.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.047, 26.383, 23.637)`
Decimal	`11371135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD827F, 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 #AD827F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD827F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #AD827F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad827f; }
.text { color: #ad827f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad827f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 130 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad827f, #ad997f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD827F?: #AD827F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD827F?: The RGB value is 173, 130, 127: 173 red, 130 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD827F?: The complementary color is #7FAAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD827F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.