What color is #ADA892?

#ADA892 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA892?

The RGB value is 173, 168, 146: 173 red, 168 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA892?

The complementary color is #9297AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA892?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA892 color

#ADA892 rgb(173, 168, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA892 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.9% green and 57.3% blue (173, 168, 146).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Humble Hippo (#AAAA99), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#ADA892 color codes

HEX	`#ADA892`
RGB	`rgb(173, 168, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.9%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.73, -2.02, 12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.73, 12.19, 99.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.424, 38.965, 32.791)`
Decimal	`11380882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA892, 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 #ADA892	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA892 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #ADA892 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada892; }
.text { color: #ada892; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada892; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 168 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada892, #a5ad92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ADA892?: #ADA892 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Humble Hippo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA892?: The RGB value is 173, 168, 146: 173 red, 168 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA892?: The complementary color is #9297AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA892?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.