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#AD14C8 Color

#AD14C8 is rgb(173, 20, 200) in RGB, hsl(291, 82%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 90%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.33. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD14C8
HEX#AD14C8
RGBrgb(173, 20, 200)
HSLhsl(291, 82%, 43%)
HSVhsv(291, 90%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 90%, 0%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(54.8% 0.253 320.4)
LABlab(43.21% 70.89 -57.47)
LCHlch(43.21% 91.26 320.97)

What #AD14C8 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 #AD14C8, 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.

#AD14C8 Channel Values

How #AD14C8 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 20 · B 2008-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 291° · S 82% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 291° · S 90% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 90% · Y 0% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.66:1 vs white · 3.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD14C8 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 text5.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD14C8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD14C8; 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 #AD14C8

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 #AD14C8.

How #AD14C8 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#AD14C8
Protanopia#4E4EC8
Protanomaly#7F3FC8
Deuteranopia#6A6AC6
Deuteranomaly#8A54C7
Tritanopia#9F4F4F
Tritanomaly#A53F90
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD14C8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad14c8: #AD14C8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD14C8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad14c8': '#AD14C8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.078, blue: 0.784)
Android XML<color name="color_ad14c8">#AD14C8</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD14C8"

More Pink Colors

#AD14C8 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD14C8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD14C8?

#AD14C8 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(173, 20, 200) in RGB and hsl(291, 82%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Purple (Munsell) (#9F00C5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.33.

What is the RGB value of #AD14C8?

#AD14C8 is rgb(173, 20, 200) — red 173, green 20, and blue 200 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD14C8?

#AD14C8 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 90%, 0%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD14C8 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD14C8 scores 5.66:1 against white and 3.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD14C8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD14C8 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 11.4, which is visibly different.

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