What color is #ADA690?

#ADA690 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA690?

The RGB value is 173, 166, 144: 173 red, 166 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA690?

The complementary color is #9097AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA690 color

#ADA690 rgb(173, 166, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA690 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green and 56.5% blue (173, 166, 144).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#ADA690 color codes

HEX	`#ADA690`
RGB	`rgb(173, 166, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.15, -1.26, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.15, 12.37, 95.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.904, 38.171, 31.856)`
Decimal	`11380368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA690, 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 #ADA690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #ADA690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada690; }
.text { color: #ada690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 166 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada690, #a6ad90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ADA690?: #ADA690 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA690?: The RGB value is 173, 166, 144: 173 red, 166 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA690?: The complementary color is #9097AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.