What color is #AD8199?

#AD8199 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8199?

The RGB value is 173, 129, 153: 173 red, 129 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8199?

The complementary color is #81AD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8199 color

#AD8199 rgb(173, 129, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AD8199 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 50.6% green and 60% blue (173, 129, 153).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#AD8199 color codes

HEX	`#AD8199`
RGB	`rgb(173, 129, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 50.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, 20.85, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 21.75, 343.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.833, 26.886, 33.696)`
Decimal	`11370905`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8199, 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 #AD8199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #AD8199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8199; }
.text { color: #ad8199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 129 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8199, #ad8183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD8199?: #AD8199 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8199?: The RGB value is 173, 129, 153: 173 red, 129 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8199?: The complementary color is #81AD95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.