What color is #AD89AF?

#AD89AF 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 #AD89AF?

The RGB value is 173, 137, 175: 173 red, 137 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD89AF?

The complementary color is #8BAF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD89AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD89AF color

#AD89AF rgb(173, 137, 175)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD89AF is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 53.7% green and 68.6% blue (173, 137, 175).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#AD89AF color codes

HEX	`#AD89AF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 137, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 53.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 22%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 22%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, 20.41, -14.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 25.18, 324.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.916, 29.871, 44.528)`
Decimal	`11372975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD89AF, 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 #AD89AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD89AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #AD89AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad89af; }
.text { color: #ad89af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad89af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 137 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad89af, #af899e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lilac.

Questions

What color is #AD89AF?: #AD89AF 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 #AD89AF?: The RGB value is 173, 137, 175: 173 red, 137 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD89AF?: The complementary color is #8BAF89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD89AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.