What color is #AD9176?

#AD9176 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9176?

The RGB value is 173, 145, 118: 173 red, 145 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9176?

The complementary color is #7692AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9176 color

#AD9176 rgb(173, 145, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD9176 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 56.9% green and 46.3% blue (173, 145, 118).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Bakery Brown (#AB9078), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#AD9176 color codes

HEX	`#AD9176`
RGB	`rgb(173, 145, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 56.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.04, 6.44, 18.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.04, 19.36, 70.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.63, 30.444, 21.399)`
Decimal	`11374966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9176, 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 #AD9176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #AD9176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9176; }
.text { color: #ad9176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 145 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9176, #adac76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD9176?: #AD9176 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9176?: The RGB value is 173, 145, 118: 173 red, 145 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9176?: The complementary color is #7692AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.