What color is #AD9AA1?

#AD9AA1 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 #AD9AA1?

The RGB value is 173, 154, 161: 173 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9AA1?

The complementary color is #9AADA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9AA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9AA1 color

#AD9AA1 rgb(173, 154, 161)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9AA1 is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 60.4% green and 63.1% blue (173, 154, 161).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#AD9AA1 color codes

HEX	`#AD9AA1`
RGB	`rgb(173, 154, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 60.4%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 11%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, 8.22, -1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 8.3, 352.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.222, 34.569, 38.528)`
Decimal	`11377313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9AA1, 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 #AD9AA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9AA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #AD9AA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9aa1; }
.text { color: #ad9aa1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9aa1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 154 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9aa1, #ad9c9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #AD9AA1?: #AD9AA1 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 #AD9AA1?: The RGB value is 173, 154, 161: 173 red, 154 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9AA1?: The complementary color is #9AADA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9AA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.