What color is #AD8C7C?

#AD8C7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8C7C?

The RGB value is 173, 140, 124: 173 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8C7C?

The complementary color is #7C9DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8C7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8C7C color

#AD8C7C rgb(173, 140, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD8C7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 54.9% green and 48.6% blue (173, 140, 124).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#AD8C7C color codes

HEX	`#AD8C7C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 140, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 54.9%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.87, 10.05, 13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.87, 16.65, 52.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.25, 29.097, 23.088)`
Decimal	`11373692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8C7C, 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 #AD8C7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8C7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #AD8C7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8c7c; }
.text { color: #ad8c7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8c7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 140 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8c7c, #ada57c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AD8C7C?: #AD8C7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8C7C?: The RGB value is 173, 140, 124: 173 red, 140 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8C7C?: The complementary color is #7C9DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8C7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.