What color is #ADA495?

#ADA495 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 #ADA495?

The RGB value is 173, 164, 149: 173 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA495?

The complementary color is #959EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA495?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA495 color

#ADA495 rgb(173, 164, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA495 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 64.3% green and 58.4% blue (173, 164, 149).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#ADA495 color codes

HEX	`#ADA495`
RGB	`rgb(173, 164, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 64.3%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, 0.64, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 8.97, 85.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.933, 37.606, 33.794)`
Decimal	`11379861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA495, 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 #ADA495	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA495 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #ADA495 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada495; }
.text { color: #ada495; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada495; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 164 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada495, #aaad95); }

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Questions

What color is #ADA495?: #ADA495 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 #ADA495?: The RGB value is 173, 164, 149: 173 red, 164 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA495?: The complementary color is #959EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA495?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.