What color is #AD87AF?

#AD87AF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD87AF?

The RGB value is 173, 135, 175: 173 red, 135 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD87AF?

The complementary color is #89AF87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD87AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD87AF color

#AD87AF rgb(173, 135, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD87AF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 52.9% green and 68.6% blue (173, 135, 175).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#AD87AF color codes

HEX	`#AD87AF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 135, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 52.9%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 23%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, 21.54, -15.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 26.53, 324.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.635, 29.308, 44.434)`
Decimal	`11372463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD87AF, 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 #AD87AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD87AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #AD87AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad87af; }
.text { color: #ad87af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad87af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 135 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad87af, #af879d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD87AF?: #AD87AF is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD87AF?: The RGB value is 173, 135, 175: 173 red, 135 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD87AF?: The complementary color is #89AF87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD87AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.