What color is #AD95B8?

#AD95B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD95B8?

The RGB value is 173, 149, 184: 173 red, 149 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD95B8?

The complementary color is #A0B895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD95B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD95B8 color

#AD95B8 rgb(173, 149, 184)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD95B8 is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58.4% green and 72.2% blue (173, 149, 184).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 20% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Metal Petal (#B090B2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#AD95B8 color codes

HEX	`#AD95B8`
RGB	`rgb(173, 149, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 20%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 19%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 19%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.84, 15.44, -14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.84, 21.43, 316.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.631, 33.84, 49.94)`
Decimal	`11376056`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD95B8, 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 #AD95B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD95B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #AD95B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad95b8; }
.text { color: #ad95b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad95b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 149 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad95b8, #b895b2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD95B8?: #AD95B8 is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Metal Petal. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD95B8?: The RGB value is 173, 149, 184: 173 red, 149 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD95B8?: The complementary color is #A0B895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD95B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.77:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.