What color is #AD8B78?

#AD8B78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8B78?

The RGB value is 173, 139, 120: 173 red, 139 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8B78?

The complementary color is #789AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8B78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8B78 color

#AD8B78 rgb(173, 139, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD8B78 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 54.5% green and 47.1% blue (173, 139, 120).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#AD8B78 color codes

HEX	`#AD8B78`
RGB	`rgb(173, 139, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 54.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, 10.05, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 18.1, 56.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.857, 28.707, 21.734)`
Decimal	`11373432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8B78, 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 #AD8B78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8B78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #AD8B78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8b78; }
.text { color: #ad8b78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8b78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 139 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8b78, #ada578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AD8B78?: #AD8B78 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8B78?: The RGB value is 173, 139, 120: 173 red, 139 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8B78?: The complementary color is #789AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8B78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.