What color is #AD6784?

#AD6784 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD6784?

The RGB value is 173, 103, 132: 173 red, 103 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD6784?

The complementary color is #67AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD6784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD6784 color

#AD6784 rgb(173, 103, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AD6784 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 40.4% green and 51.8% blue (173, 103, 132).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Malevolent Mauve (#BB6688), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#AD6784 color codes

HEX	`#AD6784`
RGB	`rgb(173, 103, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 40.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 40%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, 31.98, -3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 32.22, 352.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.249, 20.252, 24.352)`
Decimal	`11364228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD6784, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AD6784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD6784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AD6784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad6784; }
.text { color: #ad6784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad6784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 103 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad6784, #ad6d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #AD6784?: #AD6784 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Malevolent Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD6784?: The RGB value is 173, 103, 132: 173 red, 103 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD6784?: The complementary color is #67AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD6784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.