What color is #AD8AB6?

#AD8AB6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8AB6?

The RGB value is 173, 138, 182: 173 red, 138 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8AB6?

The complementary color is #93B68A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8AB6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8AB6 color

#AD8AB6 rgb(173, 138, 182)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD8AB6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 54.1% green and 71.4% blue (173, 138, 182).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#AD8AB6 color codes

HEX	`#AD8AB6`
RGB	`rgb(173, 138, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 54.1%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 24%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.03, 21.23, -17.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.03, 27.83, 319.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.764, 30.439, 48.291)`
Decimal	`11373238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8AB6, 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 #AD8AB6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD8AB6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	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 #AD8AB6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8ab6; }
.text { color: #ad8ab6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8ab6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 138 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8ab6, #b68aa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD8AB6?: #AD8AB6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8AB6?: The RGB value is 173, 138, 182: 173 red, 138 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8AB6?: The complementary color is #93B68A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8AB6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.