What color is #AD999A?

#AD999A 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 #AD999A?

The RGB value is 173, 153, 154: 173 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD999A?

The complementary color is #99ADAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD999A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD999A color

#AD999A rgb(173, 153, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD999A is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 60% green and 60.4% blue (173, 153, 154).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#AD999A color codes

HEX	`#AD999A`
RGB	`rgb(173, 153, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 60%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 11%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.96, 7.54, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.96, 7.85, 16.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.457, 34.001, 35.313)`
Decimal	`11377050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD999A, 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 #AD999A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD999A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #AD999A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad999a; }
.text { color: #ad999a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad999a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 153 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad999a, #ada299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AD999A?: #AD999A 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 #AD999A?: The RGB value is 173, 153, 154: 173 red, 153 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD999A?: The complementary color is #99ADAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD999A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.