Colour

#AD9E98

#AD9E98
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#AD9E98 is a orange with RGB values 173, 158, 152 and HSL 17°, 11%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

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HEX#AD9E98

RGBrgb(173, 158, 152)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6196, 0.5961

RGB percentages67.8%, 62%, 59.6%

HSLhsl(17.1, 11.4%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 12.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 8.7%, 12.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,378,328

CSS custom property--colour: #AD9E98;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.12:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#526167

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A29F98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A5A298no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.2 from the original

Tritanopia#B19C9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 7.4 Rosy brown · ΔE 12.9 Silver · ΔE 13.3 Gray · ΔE 14.3 Light grey · ΔE 19.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 7.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#98A7AD

Analogous#AD989C, #ADA998

Triadic#98AD9E, #9E98AD

Split complementary#98ADA8, #989CAD

Tetradic#9CAD98, #98A7AD, #A898AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F1EEED

Lighter +20%#DAD3D1

Lighter +10%#C4B9B4

Darker −10%#96837C

Darker −20%#7C6A63

Darker −30%#60524C

Darker −40%#433A36

More saturated +25%#C49481

Less saturated −25%#A3A3A3

Channel breakdown

R173

G158

B152

Red173 (67.8%)

Green158 (62%)

Blue152 (59.6%)

Hue17.14°

Saturation (HSL)11.35%

Lightness63.73%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 9E · B 98

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