Recognised as Colour
#AD9248
- #AD9248
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AD9248 is a orange with RGB values 173, 146, 72 and HSL 44°, 41%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AD9248#AD9248
HEX#AD9248
RGBrgb(173, 146, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5725, 0.2824
RGB percentages67.8%, 57.3%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(44, 41.2%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44, 58.4%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 15.6%, 58.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,375,176
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9248;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1
Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#526DB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4863AD
Analogous#AD5F48, #96AD48
Triadic#48AD92, #9248AD
Split complementary#4896AD, #5F48AD
Tetradic#48AD5F, #4863AD, #AD4896
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G146
B72
Red173 (67.8%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue43.96°
Saturation (HSL)41.22%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 92 · B 48
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