What color is #AD8D8A?

#AD8D8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8D8A?

The RGB value is 173, 141, 138: 173 red, 141 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8D8A?

The complementary color is #8AAAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8D8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8D8A color

#AD8D8A rgb(173, 141, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD8D8A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 55.3% green and 54.1% blue (173, 141, 138).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#AD8D8A color codes

HEX	`#AD8D8A`
RGB	`rgb(173, 141, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 55.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.46, 11.59, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.46, 13.12, 27.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.346, 29.77, 28.135)`
Decimal	`11373962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8D8A, 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 #AD8D8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8D8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #AD8D8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8d8a; }
.text { color: #ad8d8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8d8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 141 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8d8a, #ad9f8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD8D8A?: #AD8D8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8D8A?: The RGB value is 173, 141, 138: 173 red, 141 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8D8A?: The complementary color is #8AAAAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8D8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.