What color is #AD8870?

#AD8870 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8870?

The RGB value is 173, 136, 112: 173 red, 136 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8870?

The complementary color is #7095AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8870?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8870 color

#AD8870 rgb(173, 136, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD8870 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 53.3% green and 43.9% blue (173, 136, 112).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 35% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Macaroon (#B38B71), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#AD8870 color codes

HEX	`#AD8870`
RGB	`rgb(173, 136, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 53.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 35%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, 10.67, 18.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 21.17, 59.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.963, 27.664, 19.14)`
Decimal	`11372656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8870, 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 #AD8870	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8870 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #AD8870 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8870; }
.text { color: #ad8870; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8870; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 136 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8870, #ada770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AD8870?: #AD8870 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Macaroon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8870?: The RGB value is 173, 136, 112: 173 red, 136 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8870?: The complementary color is #7095AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8870?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.