What color is #AD8AAE?

#AD8AAE 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 #AD8AAE?

The RGB value is 173, 138, 174: 173 red, 138 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8AAE?

The complementary color is #8BAE8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8AAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8AAE color

#AD8AAE rgb(173, 138, 174)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD8AAE is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 54.1% green and 68.2% blue (173, 138, 174).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

#AD8AAE color codes

HEX	`#AD8AAE`
RGB	`rgb(173, 138, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 54.1%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 21%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.76, 19.65, -13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.76, 24.05, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.961, 30.118, 44.061)`
Decimal	`11373230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8AAE, 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 #AD8AAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD8AAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AD8AAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8aae; }
.text { color: #ad8aae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8aae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 138 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8aae, #ae8a9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD8AAE?: #AD8AAE 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 #AD8AAE?: The RGB value is 173, 138, 174: 173 red, 138 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8AAE?: The complementary color is #8BAE8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8AAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.