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#AD005A Color

#AD005A is rgb(173, 0, 90) in RGB, hsl(329, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 48%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Fuchsia (#A00955), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD005A
HEX#AD005A
RGBrgb(173, 0, 90)
HSLhsl(329, 100%, 34%)
HSVhsv(329, 100%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 48%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.196 0.1)
LABlab(37.69% 62.97 1.15)
LCHlch(37.69% 62.98 1.04)

What #AD005A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AD005A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AD005A Channel Values

How #AD005A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 0 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 329° · S 100% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 329° · S 100% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 48% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.18:1 vs white · 2.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD005A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD005A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD005A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AD005A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD005A.

How #AD005A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AD005A
Protanopia#4B4B59
Protanomaly#7E3A5A
Deuteranopia#686855
Deuteranomaly#895157
Tritanopia#AB1E1E
Tritanomaly#AC153E
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD005A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ad005a: #AD005A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD005A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad005a': '#AD005A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.000, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_ad005a">#AD005A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD005A"

More Pink Colors

#AD005A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD005A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD005A?

#AD005A is a dark pink — rgb(173, 0, 90) in RGB and hsl(329, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Fuchsia (#A00955), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.25.

What is the RGB value of #AD005A?

#AD005A is rgb(173, 0, 90) — red 173, green 0, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD005A?

#AD005A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 48%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD005A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD005A scores 7.18:1 against white and 2.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD005A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD005A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumvioletred (#C71585) at a CIE76 distance of 18.19, which is visibly different.

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