What color is #AD949F?

#AD949F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD949F?

The RGB value is 173, 148, 159: 173 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD949F?

The complementary color is #94ADA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD949F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD949F color

#AD949F rgb(173, 148, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD949F is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58% green and 62.4% blue (173, 148, 159).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#AD949F color codes

HEX	`#AD949F`
RGB	`rgb(173, 148, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 8%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.81, 11.21, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.81, 11.45, 348.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.081, 32.568, 37.285)`
Decimal	`11375775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD949F, 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 #AD949F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD949F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #AD949F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad949f; }
.text { color: #ad949f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad949f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 148 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad949f, #ad9694); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD949F?: #AD949F is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD949F?: The RGB value is 173, 148, 159: 173 red, 148 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD949F?: The complementary color is #94ADA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD949F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.