What color is #AD8CB0?

#AD8CB0 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 #AD8CB0?

The RGB value is 173, 140, 176: 173 red, 140 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8CB0?

The complementary color is #8FB08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8CB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8CB0 color

#AD8CB0 rgb(173, 140, 176)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD8CB0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 54.9% green and 69% blue (173, 140, 176).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 19% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#AD8CB0 color codes

HEX	`#AD8CB0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 140, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 54.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 19%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 20%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, 18.91, -14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 23.62, 323.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.447, 30.776, 45.192)`
Decimal	`11373744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8CB0, 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 #AD8CB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD8CB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	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 #AD8CB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8cb0; }
.text { color: #ad8cb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8cb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 140 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8cb0, #b08ca1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD8CB0?: #AD8CB0 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 #AD8CB0?: The RGB value is 173, 140, 176: 173 red, 140 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8CB0?: The complementary color is #8FB08C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8CB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.