What color is #AD907A?

#AD907A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD907A?

The RGB value is 173, 144, 122: 173 red, 144 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD907A?

The complementary color is #7A97AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD907A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD907A color

#AD907A rgb(173, 144, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD907A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 56.5% green and 47.8% blue (173, 144, 122).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#AD907A color codes

HEX	`#AD907A`
RGB	`rgb(173, 144, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 56.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.86, 7.54, 15.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.86, 17.48, 64.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.72, 30.237, 22.627)`
Decimal	`11374714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD907A, 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 #AD907A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD907A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	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 #AD907A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad907a; }
.text { color: #ad907a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad907a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 144 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad907a, #adaa7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD907A?: #AD907A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD907A?: The RGB value is 173, 144, 122: 173 red, 144 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD907A?: The complementary color is #7A97AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD907A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.