What color is #AD7B87?

#AD7B87 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD7B87?

The RGB value is 173, 123, 135: 173 red, 123 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD7B87?

The complementary color is #7BADA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD7B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD7B87 color

#AD7B87 rgb(173, 123, 135)

Shades of red

The hex color #AD7B87 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 48.2% green and 52.9% blue (173, 123, 135).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 22% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#AD7B87 color codes

HEX	`#AD7B87`
RGB	`rgb(173, 123, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 48.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 22%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.88, 21.26, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.88, 21.3, 3.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.69, 24.801, 26.193)`
Decimal	`11369351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD7B87, 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 #AD7B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD7B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	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 #AD7B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad7b87; }
.text { color: #ad7b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad7b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 123 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad7b87, #ad887b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD7B87?: #AD7B87 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD7B87?: The RGB value is 173, 123, 135: 173 red, 123 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD7B87?: The complementary color is #7BADA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD7B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.96:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.