What color is #ADA194?

#ADA194 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA194?

The RGB value is 173, 161, 148: 173 red, 161 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA194?

The complementary color is #94A0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA194 color

#ADA194 rgb(173, 161, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA194 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.1% green and 58% blue (173, 161, 148).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#ADA194 color codes

HEX	`#ADA194`
RGB	`rgb(173, 161, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 63.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.91, 2.11, 8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.91, 8.6, 75.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.323, 36.513, 33.198)`
Decimal	`11379092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA194, 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 #ADA194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #ADA194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada194; }
.text { color: #ada194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 161 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada194, #adad94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ADA194?: #ADA194 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA194?: The RGB value is 173, 161, 148: 173 red, 161 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA194?: The complementary color is #94A0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.