Recognised as Colour
#AD9059
- #AD9059
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#AD9059 is a orange with RGB values 173, 144, 89 and HSL 39°, 34%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#AD9059#AD9059
HEX#AD9059
RGBrgb(173, 144, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5647, 0.349
RGB percentages67.8%, 56.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(39.3, 33.9%, 51.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(39.3, 48.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.8%, 48.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,374,681
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9059;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29552WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.91:1
Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.91:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#526FA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.91:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5976AD
Analogous#AD6659, #A0AD59
Triadic#59AD90, #9059AD
Split complementary#59A0AD, #6659AD
Tetradic#59AD66, #5976AD, #AD59A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G144
B89
Red173 (67.8%)
Green144 (56.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue39.29°
Saturation (HSL)33.87%
Lightness51.37%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 90 · B 59
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