What color is #AD9185?

#AD9185 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9185?

The RGB value is 173, 145, 133: 173 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9185?

The complementary color is #85A1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9185 color

#AD9185 rgb(173, 145, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD9185 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (173, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#AD9185 color codes

HEX	`#AD9185`
RGB	`rgb(173, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.36, 8.58, 10.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.36, 13.39, 50.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.593, 30.83, 26.472)`
Decimal	`11374981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9185, 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 #AD9185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #AD9185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9185; }
.text { color: #ad9185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9185, #ada585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD9185?: #AD9185 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9185?: The RGB value is 173, 145, 133: 173 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9185?: The complementary color is #85A1AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.