What color is #AD969C?

#AD969C 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 #AD969C?

The RGB value is 173, 150, 156: 173 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD969C?

The complementary color is #96ADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD969C color

#AD969C rgb(173, 150, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD969C is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (173, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#AD969C color codes

HEX	`#AD969C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.24, 9.56, 0)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.24, 9.56, 0.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.14, 33.098, 36.036)`
Decimal	`11376284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD969C, 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 #AD969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #AD969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad969c; }
.text { color: #ad969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad969c, #ad9b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD969C?: #AD969C 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 #AD969C?: The RGB value is 173, 150, 156: 173 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD969C?: The complementary color is #96ADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.62:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.