What color is #ADA17D?

#ADA17D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA17D?

The RGB value is 173, 161, 125: 173 red, 161 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA17D?

The complementary color is #7D89AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA17D?

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.

#ADA17D color

#ADA17D rgb(173, 161, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA17D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.1% green and 49% blue (173, 161, 125).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ADA17D color codes

HEX	`#ADA17D`
RGB	`rgb(173, 161, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 63.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 28%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.41, -1.39, 20.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.41, 20.41, 93.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.68, 35.855, 24.545)`
Decimal	`11379069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA17D, 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 #ADA17D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA17D 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 #ADA17D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada17d; }
.text { color: #ada17d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada17d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 161 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada17d, #a1ad7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ADA17D?: #ADA17D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA17D?: The RGB value is 173, 161, 125: 173 red, 161 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA17D?: The complementary color is #7D89AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA17D?: 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.