What color is #AD96AA?

#AD96AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD96AA?

The RGB value is 173, 150, 170: 173 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD96AA?

The complementary color is #96AD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD96AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD96AA color

#AD96AA rgb(173, 150, 170)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD96AA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 58.8% green and 66.7% blue (173, 150, 170).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 12% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#AD96AA color codes

HEX	`#AD96AA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 150, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 58.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 12%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, 12.12, -7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 14.14, 328.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.395, 33.6, 42.643)`
Decimal	`11376298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD96AA, 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 #AD96AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD96AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #AD96AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad96aa; }
.text { color: #ad96aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad96aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 150 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad96aa, #ad969e); }

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Questions

What color is #AD96AA?: #AD96AA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD96AA?: The RGB value is 173, 150, 170: 173 red, 150 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD96AA?: The complementary color is #96AD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD96AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.