What color is #AD8E85?

#AD8E85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8E85?

The RGB value is 173, 142, 133: 173 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8E85?

The complementary color is #85A4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8E85 color

#AD8E85 rgb(173, 142, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD8E85 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 55.7% green and 52.2% blue (173, 142, 133).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#AD8E85 color codes

HEX	`#AD8E85`
RGB	`rgb(173, 142, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 55.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.59, 10.26, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.59, 13.77, 41.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.14, 29.925, 26.321)`
Decimal	`11374213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8E85, 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 #AD8E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #AD8E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8e85; }
.text { color: #ad8e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 142 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8e85, #ada285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD8E85?: #AD8E85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8E85?: The RGB value is 173, 142, 133: 173 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8E85?: The complementary color is #85A4AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.