What color is #AD9686?

#AD9686 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9686?

The RGB value is 173, 150, 134: 173 red, 150 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9686?

The complementary color is #869DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9686 color

#AD9686 rgb(173, 150, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD9686 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58.8% green and 52.5% blue (173, 150, 134).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#AD9686 color codes

HEX	`#AD9686`
RGB	`rgb(173, 150, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.69, 5.95, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.69, 13.03, 62.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.443, 32.419, 27.098)`
Decimal	`11376262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9686, 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 #AD9686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #AD9686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9686; }
.text { color: #ad9686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 150 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9686, #adaa86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AD9686?: #AD9686 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9686?: The RGB value is 173, 150, 134: 173 red, 150 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9686?: The complementary color is #869DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.