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#AD1069 Color

#AD1069 is rgb(173, 16, 105) in RGB, hsl(326, 83%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 39%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.63. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD1069
HEX#AD1069
RGBrgb(173, 16, 105)
HSLhsl(326, 83%, 37%)
HSVhsv(326, 91%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 39%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(49.4% 0.195 354)
LABlab(38.77% 62.06 -6.87)
LCHlch(38.77% 62.44 353.69)

What #AD1069 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 #AD1069, 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.

#AD1069 Channel Values

How #AD1069 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 16 · B 1058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 326° · S 83% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 326° · S 91% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 39% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.87:1 vs white · 3.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD1069 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 text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD1069

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD1069; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AD1069

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 #AD1069.

How #AD1069 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#AD1069
Protanopia#4E4E68
Protanomaly#7F3E69
Deuteranopia#696965
Deuteranomaly#895367
Tritanopia#AA2929
Tritanomaly#AB214B
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD1069 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad1069: #AD1069;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD1069;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad1069': '#AD1069' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.063, blue: 0.412)
Android XML<color name="color_ad1069">#AD1069</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD1069"

More Pink Colors

#AD1069 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD1069 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD1069?

#AD1069 is a dark pink — rgb(173, 16, 105) in RGB and hsl(326, 83%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Jazzberry Jam (#A50B5E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.63.

What is the RGB value of #AD1069?

#AD1069 is rgb(173, 16, 105) — red 173, green 16, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD1069?

#AD1069 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 39%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD1069 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD1069 scores 6.87:1 against white and 3.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD1069 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD1069 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 12.21, which is visibly different.

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