What color is #AD8563?

#AD8563 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8563?

The RGB value is 173, 133, 99: 173 red, 133 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8563?

The complementary color is #638BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8563?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8563 color

#AD8563 rgb(173, 133, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD8563 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 52.2% green and 38.8% blue (173, 133, 99).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 43% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Café au Lait (#A57C5B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#AD8563 color codes

HEX	`#AD8563`
RGB	`rgb(173, 133, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 52.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 43%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.57, 10.79, 24.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.57, 26.52, 66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.874, 26.562, 15.461)`
Decimal	`11371875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8563, 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 #AD8563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #AD8563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8563; }
.text { color: #ad8563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 133 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8563, #adaa63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AD8563?: #AD8563 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café au Lait. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8563?: The RGB value is 173, 133, 99: 173 red, 133 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8563?: The complementary color is #638BAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8563?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.