What color is #ADA89E?

#ADA89E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA89E?

The RGB value is 173, 168, 158: 173 red, 168 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA89E?

The complementary color is #9EA3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA89E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA89E color

#ADA89E rgb(173, 168, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ADA89E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.9% green and 62% blue (173, 168, 158).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 8% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 9% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Greige (#B2ACA2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#ADA89E color codes

HEX	`#ADA89E`
RGB	`rgb(173, 168, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 8%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 9%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 9%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -0.01, 5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 5.8, 90.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.407, 39.358, 37.967)`
Decimal	`11380894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA89E, 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 #ADA89E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA89E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #ADA89E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada89e; }
.text { color: #ada89e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada89e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 168 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada89e, #abad9e); }

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Questions

What color is #ADA89E?: #ADA89E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Greige. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA89E?: The RGB value is 173, 168, 158: 173 red, 168 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA89E?: The complementary color is #9EA3AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA89E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.