What color is #AD85A4?

#AD85A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD85A4?

The RGB value is 173, 133, 164: 173 red, 133 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD85A4?

The complementary color is #85AD8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD85A4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD85A4 color

#AD85A4 rgb(173, 133, 164)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD85A4 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 52.2% green and 64.3% blue (173, 133, 164).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 5% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#AD85A4 color codes

HEX	`#AD85A4`
RGB	`rgb(173, 133, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 52.2%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 5%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, 20.57, -10.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 23.1, 332.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.321, 28.341, 38.882)`
Decimal	`11371940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD85A4, 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 #AD85A4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD85A4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #AD85A4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad85a4; }
.text { color: #ad85a4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad85a4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 133 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad85a4, #ad8590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD85A4?: #AD85A4 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD85A4?: The RGB value is 173, 133, 164: 173 red, 133 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD85A4?: The complementary color is #85AD8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD85A4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.