What color is #AD8988?

#AD8988 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8988?

The RGB value is 173, 137, 136: 173 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8988?

The complementary color is #88ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8988?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8988 color

#AD8988 rgb(173, 137, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #AD8988 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 53.7% green and 53.3% blue (173, 137, 136).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#AD8988 color codes

HEX	`#AD8988`
RGB	`rgb(173, 137, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 53.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.39, 13.52, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.39, 14.7, 23.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.623, 28.554, 27.186)`
Decimal	`11372936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8988, 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 #AD8988	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8988 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #AD8988 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8988; }
.text { color: #ad8988; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8988; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 137 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8988, #ad9c88); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD8988?: #AD8988 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8988?: The RGB value is 173, 137, 136: 173 red, 137 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8988?: The complementary color is #88ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8988?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.