Recognised as Colour
#ADA499
- #ADA499
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA499 is a orange with RGB values 173, 164, 153 and HSL 33°, 11%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA499#ADA499
HEX#ADA499
RGBrgb(173, 164, 153)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6431, 0.6
RGB percentages67.8%, 64.3%, 60%
HSLhsl(33, 10.9%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33, 11.6%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 11.6%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,865
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA499;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37735WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.55:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#525B66
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#99A2AD
Analogous#AD9A99, #ACAD99
Triadic#99ADA4, #A499AD
Split complementary#99ACAD, #9A99AD
Tetradic#99AD9A, #99A2AD, #AD99AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G164
B153
Red173 (67.8%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue153 (60%)
Hue33°
Saturation (HSL)10.87%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A4 · B 99
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