What color is #AD97AB?

#AD97AB 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 #AD97AB?

The RGB value is 173, 151, 171: 173 red, 151 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD97AB?

The complementary color is #97AD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD97AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD97AB color

#AD97AB rgb(173, 151, 171)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD97AB is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 59.2% green and 67.1% blue (173, 151, 171).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 12% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#AD97AB color codes

HEX	`#AD97AB`
RGB	`rgb(173, 151, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 59.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 12%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 13%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, 11.75, -7.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 13.9, 327.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.65, 33.958, 43.197)`
Decimal	`11376555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD97AB, 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 #AD97AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD97AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #AD97AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad97ab; }
.text { color: #ad97ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad97ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 151 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad97ab, #ad97a0); }

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Questions

What color is #AD97AB?: #AD97AB 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 #AD97AB?: The RGB value is 173, 151, 171: 173 red, 151 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD97AB?: The complementary color is #97AD99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD97AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.