What color is #ADA28B?

#ADA28B 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 #ADA28B?

The RGB value is 173, 162, 139: 173 red, 162 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA28B?

The complementary color is #8B96AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA28B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA28B color

#ADA28B rgb(173, 162, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA28B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.5% green and 54.5% blue (173, 162, 139).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#ADA28B color codes

HEX	`#ADA28B`
RGB	`rgb(173, 162, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 63.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.97, 0.13, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.97, 13.42, 89.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.814, 36.59, 29.65)`
Decimal	`11379339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA28B, 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 #ADA28B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA28B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #ADA28B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada28b; }
.text { color: #ada28b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada28b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 162 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada28b, #a7ad8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADA28B?: #ADA28B 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 #ADA28B?: The RGB value is 173, 162, 139: 173 red, 162 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA28B?: The complementary color is #8B96AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA28B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.