What color is #ADA080?

#ADA080 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA080?

The RGB value is 173, 160, 128: 173 red, 160 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA080?

The complementary color is #808DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA080?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA080 color

#ADA080 rgb(173, 160, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA080 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62.7% green and 50.2% blue (173, 160, 128).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 22% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 26% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.12:1).

#ADA080 color codes

HEX	`#ADA080`
RGB	`rgb(173, 160, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 22%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 26%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 26%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.2, -0.43, 18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.2, 18.43, 91.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.701, 35.585, 25.511)`
Decimal	`11378816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA080, 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 #ADA080	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA080 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.12:1	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 #ADA080 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada080; }
.text { color: #ada080; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada080; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 160 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada080, #a4ad80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADA080?: #ADA080 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA080?: The RGB value is 173, 160, 128: 173 red, 160 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA080?: The complementary color is #808DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA080?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.