What color is #AD71B9?

#AD71B9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD71B9?

The RGB value is 173, 113, 185: 173 red, 113 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD71B9?

The complementary color is #7DB971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD71B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD71B9 color

#AD71B9 rgb(173, 113, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD71B9 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 44.3% green and 72.5% blue (173, 113, 185).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 34% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lavendless (#B86FC2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#AD71B9 color codes

HEX	`#AD71B9`
RGB	`rgb(173, 113, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 44.3%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 34%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 39%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 39%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.29, 35.88, -28.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.29, 45.82, 321.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.895, 24.198, 48.88)`
Decimal	`11366841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD71B9, 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 #AD71B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD71B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #AD71B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad71b9; }
.text { color: #ad71b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad71b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 113 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad71b9, #b971a1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AD71B9?: #AD71B9 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Lavendless. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD71B9?: The RGB value is 173, 113, 185: 173 red, 113 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD71B9?: The complementary color is #7DB971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD71B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.