What color is #ADA696?

#ADA696 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 #ADA696?

The RGB value is 173, 166, 150: 173 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA696?

The complementary color is #969DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA696 color

#ADA696 rgb(173, 166, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA696 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green and 58.8% blue (173, 166, 150).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#ADA696 color codes

HEX	`#ADA696`
RGB	`rgb(173, 166, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.28, -0.28, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.28, 9.19, 91.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.374, 38.359, 34.336)`
Decimal	`11380374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA696, 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 #ADA696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #ADA696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada696; }
.text { color: #ada696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 166 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada696, #a8ad96); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #ADA696?: #ADA696 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 #ADA696?: The RGB value is 173, 166, 150: 173 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA696?: The complementary color is #969DAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.