What color is #AD9BAA?

#AD9BAA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9BAA?

The RGB value is 173, 155, 170: 173 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9BAA?

The complementary color is #9BAD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9BAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9BAA color

#AD9BAA rgb(173, 155, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9BAA is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 60.8% green and 66.7% blue (173, 155, 170).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 10% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#AD9BAA color codes

HEX	`#AD9BAA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 155, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 60.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 10%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 10%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.93, 9.33, -5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.93, 10.77, 330.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.21, 35.23, 42.915)`
Decimal	`11377578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9BAA, 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 #AD9BAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9BAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	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 #AD9BAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9baa; }
.text { color: #ad9baa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9baa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 155 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9baa, #ad9ba1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AD9BAA?: #AD9BAA is a light, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9BAA?: The RGB value is 173, 155, 170: 173 red, 155 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9BAA?: The complementary color is #9BAD9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9BAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.05:1 and white text 2.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.