Recognised as Colour
#ADA69D
- #ADA69D
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark grey
#ADA69D is a orange with RGB values 173, 166, 157 and HSL 34°, 9%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.
Colour values
#ADA69D#ADA69D
HEX#ADA69D
RGBrgb(173, 166, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.651, 0.6157
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.1%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(33.7, 8.9%, 64.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(33.7, 9.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 4%, 9.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,381
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA69D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38591WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.72:1
Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.72:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7
Inverted#525962
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.72:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9DA4AD
Analogous#AD9E9D, #ACAD9D
Triadic#9DADA6, #A69DAD
Split complementary#9DACAD, #9E9DAD
Tetradic#9DAD9E, #9DA4AD, #AD9DAC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G166
B157
Red173 (67.8%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue33.75°
Saturation (HSL)8.89%
Lightness64.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A6 · B 9D
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