What color is #AD83A0?

#AD83A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD83A0?

The RGB value is 173, 131, 160: 173 red, 131 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD83A0?

The complementary color is #83AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD83A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD83A0 color

#AD83A0 rgb(173, 131, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AD83A0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 51.4% green and 62.7% blue (173, 131, 160).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#AD83A0 color codes

HEX	`#AD83A0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 131, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 51.4%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, 20.96, -9.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 22.88, 336.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.695, 27.656, 36.919)`
Decimal	`11371424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD83A0, 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 #AD83A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD83A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #AD83A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad83a0; }
.text { color: #ad83a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad83a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 131 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad83a0, #ad838b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD83A0?: #AD83A0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD83A0?: The RGB value is 173, 131, 160: 173 red, 131 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD83A0?: The complementary color is #83AD90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD83A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.