What color is #AD877E?

#AD877E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD877E?

The RGB value is 173, 135, 126: 173 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD877E?

The complementary color is #7EA4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD877E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD877E color

#AD877E rgb(173, 135, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD877E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 52.9% green and 49.4% blue (173, 135, 126).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 27% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#AD877E color codes

HEX	`#AD877E`
RGB	`rgb(173, 135, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 52.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 27%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 27%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.63, 13.14, 10.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.63, 16.76, 38.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.664, 27.72, 23.523)`
Decimal	`11372414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD877E, 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 #AD877E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD877E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #AD877E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad877e; }
.text { color: #ad877e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad877e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 135 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad877e, #ad9f7e); }

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Questions

What color is #AD877E?: #AD877E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD877E?: The RGB value is 173, 135, 126: 173 red, 135 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD877E?: The complementary color is #7EA4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD877E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.