What color is #AD8F81?

#AD8F81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8F81?

The RGB value is 173, 143, 129: 173 red, 143 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8F81?

The complementary color is #819FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8F81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8F81 color

#AD8F81 rgb(173, 143, 129)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD8F81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 56.1% green and 50.6% blue (173, 143, 129).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#AD8F81 color codes

HEX	`#AD8F81`
RGB	`rgb(173, 143, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 56.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.75, 9.1, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.75, 14.81, 52.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.019, 30.115, 24.944)`
Decimal	`11374465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8F81, 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 #AD8F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD8F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AD8F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8f81; }
.text { color: #ad8f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 143 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8f81, #ada581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #AD8F81?: #AD8F81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8F81?: The RGB value is 173, 143, 129: 173 red, 143 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8F81?: The complementary color is #819FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8F81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.