What color is #AD9C8B?

#AD9C8B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9C8B?

The RGB value is 173, 156, 139: 173 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9C8B?

The complementary color is #8B9CAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9C8B color

#AD9C8B rgb(173, 156, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9C8B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 61.2% green and 54.5% blue (173, 156, 139).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quicksand (#AC9884), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#AD9C8B color codes

HEX	`#AD9C8B`
RGB	`rgb(173, 156, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 61.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.38, 3.41, 11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.38, 11.69, 73.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.782, 34.526, 29.306)`
Decimal	`11377803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9C8B, 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 #AD9C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #AD9C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9c8b; }
.text { color: #ad9c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 156 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9c8b, #adad8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AD9C8B?: #AD9C8B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Quicksand. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9C8B?: The RGB value is 173, 156, 139: 173 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9C8B?: The complementary color is #8B9CAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.