What color is #AD90A0?

#AD90A0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD90A0?

The RGB value is 173, 144, 160: 173 red, 144 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD90A0?

The complementary color is #90AD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD90A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD90A0 color

#AD90A0 rgb(173, 144, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AD90A0 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 56.5% green and 62.7% blue (173, 144, 160).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#AD90A0 color codes

HEX	`#AD90A0`
RGB	`rgb(173, 144, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 56.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.82, 13.63, -4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.82, 14.31, 342.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.551, 31.37, 37.538)`
Decimal	`11374752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD90A0, 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 #AD90A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD90A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #AD90A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad90a0; }
.text { color: #ad90a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad90a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 144 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad90a0, #ad9092); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AD90A0?: #AD90A0 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD90A0?: The RGB value is 173, 144, 160: 173 red, 144 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD90A0?: The complementary color is #90AD9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD90A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.