What color is #AD9385?

#AD9385 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9385?

The RGB value is 173, 147, 133: 173 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9385?

The complementary color is #859FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9385?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9385 color

#AD9385 rgb(173, 147, 133)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD9385 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 57.6% green and 52.2% blue (173, 147, 133).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#AD9385 color codes

HEX	`#AD9385`
RGB	`rgb(173, 147, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 57.6%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.88, 7.47, 11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.88, 13.31, 55.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.901, 31.446, 26.575)`
Decimal	`11375493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9385, 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 #AD9385	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9385 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #AD9385 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9385; }
.text { color: #ad9385; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9385; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 147 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9385, #ada785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AD9385?: #AD9385 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9385?: The RGB value is 173, 147, 133: 173 red, 147 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9385?: The complementary color is #859FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9385?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.