What color is #AD85A1?

#AD85A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD85A1?

The RGB value is 173, 133, 161: 173 red, 133 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD85A1?

The complementary color is #85AD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD85A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD85A1 color

#AD85A1 rgb(173, 133, 161)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AD85A1 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 52.2% green and 63.1% blue (173, 133, 161).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#AD85A1 color codes

HEX	`#AD85A1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 133, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 52.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, 20.02, -8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 21.93, 335.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.054, 28.234, 37.472)`
Decimal	`11371937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD85A1, 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 #AD85A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD85A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #AD85A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad85a1; }
.text { color: #ad85a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad85a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 133 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad85a1, #ad858d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD85A1?: #AD85A1 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD85A1?: The RGB value is 173, 133, 161: 173 red, 133 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD85A1?: The complementary color is #85AD91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD85A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.