What color is #ADA18C?

#ADA18C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA18C?

The RGB value is 173, 161, 140: 173 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA18C?

The complementary color is #8C98AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA18C color

#ADA18C rgb(173, 161, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA18C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.1% green and 54.9% blue (173, 161, 140).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#ADA18C color codes

HEX	`#ADA18C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 161, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 63.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.72, 0.83, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.72, 12.55, 86.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.712, 36.268, 29.978)`
Decimal	`11379084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA18C, 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 #ADA18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #ADA18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada18c; }
.text { color: #ada18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 161 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada18c, #a9ad8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ADA18C?: #ADA18C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA18C?: The RGB value is 173, 161, 140: 173 red, 161 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA18C?: The complementary color is #8C98AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.