What color is #ADA78C?

#ADA78C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA78C?

The RGB value is 173, 167, 140: 173 red, 167 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA78C?

The complementary color is #8C92AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA78C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA78C color

#ADA78C rgb(173, 167, 140)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA78C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.5% green and 54.9% blue (173, 167, 140).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#ADA78C color codes

HEX	`#ADA78C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 167, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.33, -2.43, 14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.33, 14.96, 99.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.786, 38.416, 30.336)`
Decimal	`11380620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA78C, 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 #ADA78C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA78C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #ADA78C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada78c; }
.text { color: #ada78c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada78c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 167 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada78c, #a3ad8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADA78C?: #ADA78C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA78C?: The RGB value is 173, 167, 140: 173 red, 167 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA78C?: The complementary color is #8C92AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA78C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.