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#AD01AA Color

#AD01AA is rgb(173, 1, 170) in RGB, hsl(301, 99%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 2%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauveine (#8D029B), visibly different at ΔE 10.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD01AA
HEX#AD01AA
RGBrgb(173, 1, 170)
HSLhsl(301, 99%, 34%)
HSVhsv(301, 99%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 2%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(52.3% 0.239 329.3)
LABlab(40.83% 69.51 -43.64)
LCHlch(40.83% 82.07 327.88)

What #AD01AA 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 #AD01AA, 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.

#AD01AA Channel Values

How #AD01AA 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 1 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 301° · S 99% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 301° · S 99% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 2% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.25:1 vs white · 3.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD01AA 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 text6.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD01AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD01AA; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AD01AA

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD01AA.

How #AD01AA 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#AD01AA
Protanopia#4C4CAA
Protanomaly#7E3BAA
Deuteranopia#6868A8
Deuteranomaly#8951A9
Tritanopia#A34040
Tritanomaly#A73179
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD01AA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad01aa: #AD01AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD01AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad01aa': '#AD01AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.004, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_ad01aa">#AD01AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD01AA"

More Pink Colors

#AD01AA sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD01AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD01AA?

#AD01AA is a dark pink — rgb(173, 1, 170) in RGB and hsl(301, 99%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauveine (#8D029B), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.83.

What is the RGB value of #AD01AA?

#AD01AA is rgb(173, 1, 170) — red 173, green 1, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD01AA?

#AD01AA converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 2%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD01AA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD01AA scores 6.25:1 against white and 3.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD01AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD01AA 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 darkmagenta (#8B008B) at a CIE76 distance of 13.94, which is visibly different.

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