What color is #AD9FAF?

#AD9FAF 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 #AD9FAF?

The RGB value is 173, 159, 175: 173 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9FAF?

The complementary color is #A1AF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9FAF color

#AD9FAF rgb(173, 159, 175)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AD9FAF is a light, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62.4% green and 68.6% blue (173, 159, 175).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 9% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#B39EB5), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.36:1).

#AD9FAF color codes

HEX	`#AD9FAF`
RGB	`rgb(173, 159, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62.4%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 9%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 9%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.11, 8.06, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.11, 10.31, 321.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.368, 36.776, 45.679)`
Decimal	`11378607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9FAF, 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 #AD9FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.36:1	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 #AD9FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9faf; }
.text { color: #ad9faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 159 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9faf, #af9fa9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AD9FAF?: #AD9FAF 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 #AD9FAF?: The RGB value is 173, 159, 175: 173 red, 159 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9FAF?: The complementary color is #A1AF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.36:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.