What color is #AD9CBA?

#AD9CBA 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 #AD9CBA?

The RGB value is 173, 156, 186: 173 red, 156 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9CBA?

The complementary color is #A9BA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9CBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9CBA color

#AD9CBA rgb(173, 156, 186)

Shades of purple

The hex color #AD9CBA is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 61.2% green and 72.9% blue (173, 156, 186).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#AD9CBA color codes

HEX	`#AD9CBA`
RGB	`rgb(173, 156, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 61.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.68, 11.92, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.68, 17.8, 312.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.983, 36.207, 51.432)`
Decimal	`11377850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9CBA, 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 #AD9CBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9CBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #AD9CBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9cba; }
.text { color: #ad9cba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9cba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 156 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9cba, #ba9cb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD9CBA?: #AD9CBA 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 #AD9CBA?: The RGB value is 173, 156, 186: 173 red, 156 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9CBA?: The complementary color is #A9BA9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9CBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.