What color is #ADA48C?

#ADA48C 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 #ADA48C?

The RGB value is 173, 164, 140: 173 red, 164 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA48C?

The complementary color is #8C95AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA48C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA48C color

#ADA48C rgb(173, 164, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA48C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 64.3% green and 54.9% blue (173, 164, 140).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#ADA48C color codes

HEX	`#ADA48C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 164, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 64.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.52, -0.81, 13.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.52, 13.66, 93.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.242, 37.329, 30.155)`
Decimal	`11379852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA48C, 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 #ADA48C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA48C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #ADA48C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada48c; }
.text { color: #ada48c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada48c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 164 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada48c, #a6ad8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADA48C?: #ADA48C 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 #ADA48C?: The RGB value is 173, 164, 140: 173 red, 164 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA48C?: The complementary color is #8C95AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA48C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.