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#AD347E Color

#AD347E is rgb(173, 52, 126) in RGB, hsl(323, 54%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 70%, 27%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD347E
HEX#AD347E
RGBrgb(173, 52, 126)
HSLhsl(323, 54%, 44%)
HSVhsv(323, 70%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 70%, 27%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(52.8% 0.174 347.1)
LABlab(42.80% 54.51 -13.93)
LCHlch(42.80% 56.26 345.66)

What #AD347E 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 #AD347E, 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.

#AD347E Channel Values

How #AD347E 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 52 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 323° · S 54% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 323° · S 70% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 70% · Y 27% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.88:1 vs white · 3.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD347E 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 text5.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD347E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD347E; 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 #AD347E

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 #AD347E.

How #AD347E 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#AD347E
Protanopia#59597E
Protanomaly#834D7E
Deuteranopia#70707B
Deuteranomaly#8C5D7C
Tritanopia#A94343
Tritanomaly#AA3E60
Achromatopsia#646464

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD347E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad347e: #AD347E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD347E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad347e': '#AD347E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.204, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_ad347e">#AD347E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD347E"

More Pink Colors

#AD347E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD347E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD347E?

#AD347E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(173, 52, 126) in RGB and hsl(323, 54%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Red Purple (#A63A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #AD347E?

#AD347E is rgb(173, 52, 126) — red 173, green 52, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD347E?

#AD347E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 70%, 27%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD347E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD347E scores 5.88:1 against white and 3.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD347E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD347E 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 15.24, which is visibly different.

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