What color is #AD9796?

#AD9796 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9796?

The RGB value is 173, 151, 150: 173 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9796?

The complementary color is #96ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9796?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9796 color

#AD9796 rgb(173, 151, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9796 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 59.2% green and 58.8% blue (173, 151, 150).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#AD9796 color codes

HEX	`#AD9796`
RGB	`rgb(173, 151, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 59.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.34, 7.97, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.34, 8.71, 23.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.805, 33.22, 33.48)`
Decimal	`11376534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9796, 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 #AD9796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #AD9796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9796; }
.text { color: #ad9796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 151 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9796, #ada296); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD9796?: #AD9796 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9796?: The RGB value is 173, 151, 150: 173 red, 151 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9796?: The complementary color is #96ACAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9796?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.