What color is #AD8982?

#AD8982 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 #AD8982?

The RGB value is 173, 137, 130: 173 red, 137 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8982?

The complementary color is #82A6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8982 color

#AD8982 rgb(173, 137, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD8982 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 53.7% green and 51% blue (173, 137, 130).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#AD8982 color codes

HEX	`#AD8982`
RGB	`rgb(173, 137, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 53.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.24, 12.61, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.24, 15.47, 35.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.209, 28.389, 25.003)`
Decimal	`11372930`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8982, 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 #AD8982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #AD8982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8982; }
.text { color: #ad8982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 137 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8982, #ad9f82); }

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Questions

What color is #AD8982?: #AD8982 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 #AD8982?: The RGB value is 173, 137, 130: 173 red, 137 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8982?: The complementary color is #82A6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.