#AD9999 Color

#AD9999 is rgb(173, 153, 153) in RGB and hsl(0, 11%, 64%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AD9999

HEX#AD9999

RGBrgb(173, 153, 153)

HSLhsl(0, 11%, 64%)

HSVhsv(0, 12%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(70.1% 0.024 17.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AD9999 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.79:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AD9999 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AD9999 Complementary#99ADAD Analogous#AD99A3 Analogous#ADA399 Triadic#99AD99 Triadic#9999AD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AD9999, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B9A7A7 #C4B5B5 #CFC4C4 #D8CFCF #E4DDDD #EFEBEB

Shades

#998080 #856B6B #6C5656 #554444 #3B3030 #251E1E

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