What color is #AD88AA?

#AD88AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD88AA?

The RGB value is 173, 136, 170: 173 red, 136 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD88AA?

The complementary color is #88AD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD88AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD88AA color

#AD88AA rgb(173, 136, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD88AA is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 53.3% green and 66.7% blue (173, 136, 170).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#AD88AA color codes

HEX	`#AD88AA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 136, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 53.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.13, 20, -12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.13, 23.61, 327.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.293, 29.396, 41.943)`
Decimal	`11372714`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD88AA, 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 #AD88AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD88AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #AD88AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad88aa; }
.text { color: #ad88aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad88aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 136 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad88aa, #ad8898); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD88AA?: #AD88AA is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD88AA?: The RGB value is 173, 136, 170: 173 red, 136 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD88AA?: The complementary color is #88AD8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD88AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.