What color is #AD979C?

#AD979C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD979C?

The RGB value is 173, 151, 156: 173 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD979C?

The complementary color is #97ADA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD979C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD979C color

#AD979C rgb(173, 151, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD979C is a light, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 59.2% green and 61.2% blue (173, 151, 156).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 12% saturation and 64% 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 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#AD979C color codes

HEX	`#AD979C`
RGB	`rgb(173, 151, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 59.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.5, 9, 0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.5, 9.01, 2.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.3, 33.418, 36.09)`
Decimal	`11376540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD979C, 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 #AD979C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD979C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #AD979C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad979c; }
.text { color: #ad979c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad979c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 151 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad979c, #ad9d97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #AD979C?: #AD979C is a light, grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD979C?: The RGB value is 173, 151, 156: 173 red, 151 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD979C?: The complementary color is #97ADA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD979C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.