What color is #AD9089?

#AD9089 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9089?

The RGB value is 173, 144, 137: 173 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9089?

The complementary color is #89A6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9089 color

#AD9089 rgb(173, 144, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9089 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 56.5% green and 53.7% blue (173, 144, 137).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#AD9089 color codes

HEX	`#AD9089`
RGB	`rgb(173, 144, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 56.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.2, 9.75, 7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.2, 12.48, 38.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.722, 30.638, 27.905)`
Decimal	`11374729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9089, 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 #AD9089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #AD9089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9089; }
.text { color: #ad9089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 144 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9089, #ada289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD9089?: #AD9089 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9089?: The RGB value is 173, 144, 137: 173 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9089?: The complementary color is #89A6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.