What color is #ADA598?

#ADA598 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 #ADA598?

The RGB value is 173, 165, 152: 173 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA598?

The complementary color is #98A0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA598 color

#ADA598 rgb(173, 165, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA598 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 64.7% green and 59.6% blue (173, 165, 152).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#ADA598 color codes

HEX	`#ADA598`
RGB	`rgb(173, 165, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 64.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, 0.6, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 7.79, 85.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.356, 38.062, 35.131)`
Decimal	`11380120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA598, 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 #ADA598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #ADA598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada598; }
.text { color: #ada598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 165 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada598, #aaad98); }

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Questions

What color is #ADA598?: #ADA598 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 #ADA598?: The RGB value is 173, 165, 152: 173 red, 165 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA598?: The complementary color is #98A0AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.