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#AD877F Color

#AD877F is rgb(173, 135, 127) in RGB, hsl(10, 22%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 27%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burnished Brown (#A17A74), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD877F
HEX#AD877F
RGBrgb(173, 135, 127)
HSLhsl(10, 22%, 59%)
HSVhsv(10, 27%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 27%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.048 32)
LABlab(59.85% 14.08 10.17)
LCHlch(59.85% 17.37 35.84)

What #AD877F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AD877F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#AD877F Channel Values

How #AD877F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 135 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 10° · S 22% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 10° · S 27% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 27% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.21:1 vs white · 6.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD877F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD877F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD877F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AD877F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD877F.

How #AD877F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AD877F
Protanopia#8E8E7F
Protanomaly#9C8C7F
Deuteranopia#95957E
Deuteranomaly#9F907E
Tritanopia#AE8686
Tritanomaly#AD8683
Achromatopsia#909090

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD877F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ad877f: #AD877F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD877F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad877f': '#AD877F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.529, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_ad877f">#AD877F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD877F"

More Red Colors

#AD877F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD877F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD877F?

#AD877F is a mid-tone red — rgb(173, 135, 127) in RGB and hsl(10, 22%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burnished Brown (#A17A74), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.97.

What is the RGB value of #AD877F?

#AD877F is rgb(173, 135, 127) — red 173, green 135, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD877F?

#AD877F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 27%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD877F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD877F scores 3.21:1 against white and 6.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD877F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD877F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.16, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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