What color is #AD9CB7?

#AD9CB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9CB7?

The RGB value is 173, 156, 183: 173 red, 156 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9CB7?

The complementary color is #A6B79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9CB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9CB7 color

#AD9CB7 rgb(173, 156, 183)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD9CB7 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 61.2% green and 71.8% blue (173, 156, 183).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 16% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#AD9CB7 color codes

HEX	`#AD9CB7`
RGB	`rgb(173, 156, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 61.2%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 16%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 15%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 15%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.58, 11.31, -11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.58, 16.26, 314.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.668, 36.08, 49.77)`
Decimal	`11377847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9CB7, 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 #AD9CB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9CB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #AD9CB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9cb7; }
.text { color: #ad9cb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9cb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 156 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9cb7, #b79cb3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD9CB7?: #AD9CB7 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Pastel Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9CB7?: The RGB value is 173, 156, 183: 173 red, 156 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9CB7?: The complementary color is #A6B79C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9CB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.