What color is #AD94A6?

#AD94A6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD94A6?

The RGB value is 173, 148, 166: 173 red, 148 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD94A6?

The complementary color is #94AD9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD94A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD94A6 color

#AD94A6 rgb(173, 148, 166)

Shades of pink

The hex color #AD94A6 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58% green and 65.1% blue (173, 148, 166).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 13% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 4% 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 7.56:1).

#AD94A6 color codes

HEX	`#AD94A6`
RGB	`rgb(173, 148, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 13%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 4%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.01, 12.49, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.01, 13.84, 334.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.706, 32.818, 40.575)`
Decimal	`11375782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD94A6, 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 #AD94A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD94A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	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 #AD94A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad94a6; }
.text { color: #ad94a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad94a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 148 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad94a6, #ad949a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD94A6?: #AD94A6 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Classy Mauve. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD94A6?: The RGB value is 173, 148, 166: 173 red, 148 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD94A6?: The complementary color is #94AD9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD94A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.