What color is #AD98A1?

#AD98A1 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 #AD98A1?

The RGB value is 173, 152, 161: 173 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD98A1?

The complementary color is #98ADA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD98A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD98A1 color

#AD98A1 rgb(173, 152, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD98A1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 59.6% green and 63.1% blue (173, 152, 161).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#AD98A1 color codes

HEX	`#AD98A1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 152, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 59.6%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 11%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 12%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.89, 9.34, -1.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.89, 9.52, 348.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.894, 33.915, 38.419)`
Decimal	`11376801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD98A1, 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 #AD98A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD98A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	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 #AD98A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad98a1; }
.text { color: #ad98a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad98a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 152 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad98a1, #ad9a98); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD98A1?: #AD98A1 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 #AD98A1?: The RGB value is 173, 152, 161: 173 red, 152 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD98A1?: The complementary color is #98ADA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD98A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.78:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.