What color is #AD8B91?

#AD8B91 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8B91?

The RGB value is 173, 139, 145: 173 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8B91?

The complementary color is #8BADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8B91?

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.

#AD8B91 color

#AD8B91 rgb(173, 139, 145)

Shades of red

The hex color #AD8B91 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 54.5% green and 56.9% blue (173, 139, 145).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 17% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AD8B91 color codes

HEX	`#AD8B91`
RGB	`rgb(173, 139, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 54.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 17%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.13, 13.85, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.13, 13.95, 7.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.577, 29.395, 30.793)`
Decimal	`11373457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8B91, 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 #AD8B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AD8B91 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 #AD8B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8b91; }
.text { color: #ad8b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 139 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8b91, #ad968b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD8B91?: #AD8B91 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8B91?: The RGB value is 173, 139, 145: 173 red, 139 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8B91?: The complementary color is #8BADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8B91?: 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.