What color is #AD94A3?

#AD94A3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD94A3?

The RGB value is 173, 148, 163: 173 red, 148 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD94A3?

The complementary color is #94AD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD94A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD94A3 color

#AD94A3 rgb(173, 148, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD94A3 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58% green and 63.9% blue (173, 148, 163).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Classy Mauve (#BB99AA), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#AD94A3 color codes

HEX	`#AD94A3`
RGB	`rgb(173, 148, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.92, 11.94, -4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.92, 12.72, 339.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.434, 32.709, 39.143)`
Decimal	`11375779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD94A3, 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 #AD94A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD94A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	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 #AD94A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad94a3; }
.text { color: #ad94a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad94a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 148 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad94a3, #ad9496); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AD94A3?: #AD94A3 is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD94A3?: The RGB value is 173, 148, 163: 173 red, 148 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD94A3?: The complementary color is #94AD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD94A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.54:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.