What color is #AD829C?

#AD829C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD829C?

The RGB value is 173, 130, 156: 173 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD829C?

The complementary color is #82AD93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD829C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD829C color

#AD829C rgb(173, 130, 156)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AD829C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 51% green and 61.2% blue (173, 130, 156).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#AD829C color codes

HEX	`#AD829C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 130, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 51%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.21, 20.81, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.21, 22.09, 340.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.217, 27.251, 35.062)`
Decimal	`11371164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD829C, 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 #AD829C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD829C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #AD829C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad829c; }
.text { color: #ad829c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad829c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 130 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad829c, #ad8286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD829C?: #AD829C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD829C?: The RGB value is 173, 130, 156: 173 red, 130 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD829C?: The complementary color is #82AD93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD829C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.