What color is #AD9E8A?

#AD9E8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9E8A?

The RGB value is 173, 158, 138: 173 red, 158 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9E8A?

The complementary color is #8A99AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9E8A color

#AD9E8A rgb(173, 158, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9E8A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62% green and 54.1% blue (173, 158, 138).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Elk (#AD9A84), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#AD9E8A color codes

HEX	`#AD9E8A`
RGB	`rgb(173, 158, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.88, 2.16, 12.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.88, 12.63, 80.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.048, 35.174, 29.035)`
Decimal	`11378314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9E8A, 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 #AD9E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	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 #AD9E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9e8a; }
.text { color: #ad9e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 158 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9e8a, #abad8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AD9E8A?: #AD9E8A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Majestic Elk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9E8A?: The RGB value is 173, 158, 138: 173 red, 158 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9E8A?: The complementary color is #8A99AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.