What color is #AD9F9F?

#AD9F9F is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9F9F?

The RGB value is 173, 159, 159: 173 red, 159 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9F9F?

The complementary color is #9FADAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9F9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9F9F color

#AD9F9F rgb(173, 159, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9F9F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62.4% green and 62.4% blue (173, 159, 159).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#AD9F9F color codes

HEX	`#AD9F9F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 159, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, 5.1, 1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 5.42, 19.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.889, 36.184, 37.888)`
Decimal	`11378591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9F9F, 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 #AD9F9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9F9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #AD9F9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9f9f; }
.text { color: #ad9f9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9f9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 159 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9f9f, #ada69f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #AD9F9F?: #AD9F9F is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9F9F?: The RGB value is 173, 159, 159: 173 red, 159 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9F9F?: The complementary color is #9FADAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9F9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.