What color is #AD80AF?

#AD80AF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD80AF?

The RGB value is 173, 128, 175: 173 red, 128 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD80AF?

The complementary color is #82AF80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD80AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD80AF color

#AD80AF rgb(173, 128, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD80AF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 50.2% green and 68.6% blue (173, 128, 175).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#AD80AF color codes

HEX	`#AD80AF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 128, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 50.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 27%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.36, 25.49, -18.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.36, 31.24, 324.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.69, 27.419, 44.119)`
Decimal	`11370671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD80AF, 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 #AD80AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD80AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	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 #AD80AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad80af; }
.text { color: #ad80af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad80af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 128 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad80af, #af8099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD80AF?: #AD80AF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD80AF?: The RGB value is 173, 128, 175: 173 red, 128 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD80AF?: The complementary color is #82AF80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD80AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.