What color is #AD8E99?

#AD8E99 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8E99?

The RGB value is 173, 142, 153: 173 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8E99?

The complementary color is #8EADA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8E99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD8E99 color

#AD8E99 rgb(173, 142, 153)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AD8E99 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 55.7% green and 60% blue (173, 142, 153).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#AD8E99 color codes

HEX	`#AD8E99`
RGB	`rgb(173, 142, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 55.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 13.52, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 13.59, 354.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.656, 30.531, 34.304)`
Decimal	`11374233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8E99, 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 #AD8E99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD8E99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #AD8E99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8e99; }
.text { color: #ad8e99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8e99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 142 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8e99, #ad938e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD8E99?: #AD8E99 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8E99?: The RGB value is 173, 142, 153: 173 red, 142 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8E99?: The complementary color is #8EADA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8E99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.