What color is #AD8F97?

#AD8F97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD8F97?

The RGB value is 173, 143, 151: 173 red, 143 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD8F97?

The complementary color is #8FADA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD8F97?

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.

#AD8F97 color

#AD8F97 rgb(173, 143, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD8F97 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 56.1% green and 59.2% blue (173, 143, 151).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#AD8F97 color codes

HEX	`#AD8F97`
RGB	`rgb(173, 143, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 56.1%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.31, 12.61, 0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.31, 12.61, 0.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.642, 30.764, 33.491)`
Decimal	`11374487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD8F97, 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 #AD8F97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD8F97 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 #AD8F97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad8f97; }
.text { color: #ad8f97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad8f97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 143 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad8f97, #ad968f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD8F97?: #AD8F97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD8F97?: The RGB value is 173, 143, 151: 173 red, 143 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD8F97?: The complementary color is #8FADA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD8F97?: 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.