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Recognised as Colour

#AD976B

  • #AD976B
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#AD976B is a orange with RGB values 173, 151, 107 and HSL 40°, 29%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#AD976B#AD976B
HEX#AD976B
RGBrgb(173, 151, 107)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5922, 0.4196
RGB percentages67.8%, 59.2%, 42%
HSLhsl(40, 28.7%, 54.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(40, 38.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 38.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,376,491
CSS custom property--colour: #AD976B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32079WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#999999
Inverted#526894

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#A29668no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A79C6Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original
Tritanopia#B7908Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 22.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.16, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#6B81AD
Analogous#AD766B, #A2AD6B
Triadic#6BAD97, #976BAD
Split complementary#6BA2AD, #766BAD
Tetradic#6BAD76, #6B81AD, #AD6BA2

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F6F3EE
Lighter +30%#E4DCCD
Lighter +20%#D1C5AD
Lighter +10%#BFAE8C
Darker −10%#937D52
Darker −20%#73623F
Darker −30%#52462D
Darker −40%#312A1B
More saturated +25%#CAA14E
Less saturated −25%#908D88

Channel breakdown

R173
G151
B107
Red173 (67.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue107 (42%)
Hue40°
Saturation (HSL)28.7%
Lightness54.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 97 · B 6B

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