What color is #AD8380?

#AD8380 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 #AD8380?

The RGB value is 173, 131, 128: 173 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8380?

The complementary color is #80AAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8380 color

#AD8380 rgb(173, 131, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #AD8380 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 51.4% green and 50.2% blue (173, 131, 128).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% 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 6.34:1).

#AD8380 color codes

HEX	`#AD8380`
RGB	`rgb(173, 131, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 51.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 26%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.67, 15.69, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.67, 17.56, 26.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.247, 26.677, 24.026)`
Decimal	`11371392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8380, 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 #AD8380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #AD8380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8380; }
.text { color: #ad8380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 131 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8380, #ad9a80); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #AD8380?: #AD8380 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 #AD8380?: The RGB value is 173, 131, 128: 173 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8380?: The complementary color is #80AAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.