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#AD056A Color

#AD056A is rgb(173, 5, 106) in RGB, hsl(324, 94%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD056A
HEX#AD056A
RGBrgb(173, 5, 106)
HSLhsl(324, 94%, 35%)
HSVhsv(324, 97%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(49.1% 0.2 353.2)
LABlab(38.34% 63.42 -8.13)
LCHlch(38.34% 63.94 352.69)

What #AD056A 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 #AD056A, 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.

#AD056A Channel Values

How #AD056A 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 5 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 324° · S 94% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 324° · S 97% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 97% · Y 39% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.98:1 vs white · 3.01:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD056A 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 text6.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD056A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD056A; 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 #AD056A

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 #AD056A.

How #AD056A 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#AD056A
Protanopia#4C4C69
Protanomaly#7F3B6A
Deuteranopia#686866
Deuteranomaly#895268
Tritanopia#AA2626
Tritanomaly#AB1D4A
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD056A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad056a: #AD056A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD056A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad056a': '#AD056A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.020, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_ad056a">#AD056A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD056A"

More Pink Colors

#AD056A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD056A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD056A?

#AD056A is a dark pink — rgb(173, 5, 106) in RGB and hsl(324, 94%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #AD056A?

#AD056A is rgb(173, 5, 106) — red 173, green 5, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD056A?

#AD056A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 97%, 39%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD056A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD056A scores 6.98:1 against white and 3.01:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD056A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD056A 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 10.94, which is visibly different.

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