What color is #AD9B74?

#AD9B74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9B74?

The RGB value is 173, 155, 116: 173 red, 155 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9B74?

The complementary color is #7486AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9B74 color

#AD9B74 rgb(173, 155, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD9B74 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 60.8% green and 45.5% blue (173, 155, 116).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 26% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 33% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#AD9B74 color codes

HEX	`#AD9B74`
RGB	`rgb(173, 155, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 60.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 26%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 33%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 33%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.63, 0.66, 22.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.63, 22.91, 88.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.108, 33.589, 21.312)`
Decimal	`11377524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9B74, 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 #AD9B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #AD9B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9b74; }
.text { color: #ad9b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 155 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9b74, #a3ad74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AD9B74?: #AD9B74 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9B74?: The RGB value is 173, 155, 116: 173 red, 155 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9B74?: The complementary color is #7486AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.