What color is #AD968F?

#AD968F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD968F?

The RGB value is 173, 150, 143: 173 red, 150 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD968F?

The complementary color is #8FA6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD968F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD968F color

#AD968F rgb(173, 150, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD968F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58.8% green and 56.1% blue (173, 150, 143).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#AD968F color codes

HEX	`#AD968F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 150, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.9, 7.36, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.9, 10.05, 42.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.098, 32.681, 30.546)`
Decimal	`11376271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD968F, 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 #AD968F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD968F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #AD968F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad968f; }
.text { color: #ad968f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad968f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 150 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad968f, #ada58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AD968F?: #AD968F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD968F?: The RGB value is 173, 150, 143: 173 red, 150 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD968F?: The complementary color is #8FA6AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD968F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.