What color is #AD9297?

#AD9297 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9297?

The RGB value is 173, 146, 151: 173 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9297?

The complementary color is #92ADA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9297?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9297 color

#AD9297 rgb(173, 146, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9297 is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 57.3% green and 59.2% blue (173, 146, 151).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#AD9297 color codes

HEX	`#AD9297`
RGB	`rgb(173, 146, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 57.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, 10.93, 1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 10.99, 5.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.098, 31.677, 33.643)`
Decimal	`11375255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9297, 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 #AD9297	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9297 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #AD9297 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9297; }
.text { color: #ad9297; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9297; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 146 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9297, #ad9b92); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD9297?: #AD9297 is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9297?: The RGB value is 173, 146, 151: 173 red, 146 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9297?: The complementary color is #92ADA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9297?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.