What color is #AD94BB?

#AD94BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD94BB?

The RGB value is 173, 148, 187: 173 red, 148 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD94BB?

The complementary color is #A2BB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD94BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD94BB color

#AD94BB rgb(173, 148, 187)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD94BB is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58% green and 73.3% blue (173, 148, 187).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#AD94BB color codes

HEX	`#AD94BB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 148, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.69, 16.61, -16.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.69, 23.61, 314.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.792, 33.652, 51.561)`
Decimal	`11375803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD94BB, 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 #AD94BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD94BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #AD94BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad94bb; }
.text { color: #ad94bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad94bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 148 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad94bb, #bb94b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD94BB?: #AD94BB is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD94BB?: The RGB value is 173, 148, 187: 173 red, 148 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD94BB?: The complementary color is #A2BB94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD94BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.