What color is #ADA08A?

#ADA08A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA08A?

The RGB value is 173, 160, 138: 173 red, 160 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA08A?

The complementary color is #8A97AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA08A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA08A color

#ADA08A rgb(173, 160, 138)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA08A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62.7% green and 54.1% blue (173, 160, 138).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.17:1).

#ADA08A color codes

HEX	`#ADA08A`
RGB	`rgb(173, 160, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, 1.06, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 13.23, 85.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.392, 35.862, 29.15)`
Decimal	`11378826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA08A, 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 #ADA08A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA08A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.17:1	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 #ADA08A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada08a; }
.text { color: #ada08a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada08a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 160 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada08a, #a9ad8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADA08A?: #ADA08A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA08A?: The RGB value is 173, 160, 138: 173 red, 160 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA08A?: The complementary color is #8A97AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA08A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.