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#AD486A Color

#AD486A is rgb(173, 72, 106) in RGB, hsl(340, 41%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 58%, 39%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Ruby (#AA4069), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD486A
HEX#AD486A
RGBrgb(173, 72, 106)
HSLhsl(340, 41%, 48%)
HSVhsv(340, 58%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 58%, 39%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.136 1.6)
LABlab(45.38% 44.51 2.13)
LCHlch(45.38% 44.56 2.74)

What #AD486A 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 #AD486A, 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.

#AD486A Channel Values

How #AD486A 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 72 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 41% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 58% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 58% · Y 39% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.37:1 vs white · 3.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD486A 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 text5.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD486A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD486A; 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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Tints & Shades of #AD486A

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD486A.

How #AD486A 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#AD486A
Protanopia#636369
Protanomaly#87596A
Deuteranopia#767667
Deuteranomaly#8F6768
Tritanopia#AB4D4D
Tritanomaly#AC4B5A
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD486A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad486a: #AD486A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD486A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad486a': '#AD486A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.282, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_ad486a">#AD486A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD486A"

More Pink Colors

#AD486A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD486A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD486A?

#AD486A is a mid-tone pink — rgb(173, 72, 106) in RGB and hsl(340, 41%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Ruby (#AA4069), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #AD486A?

#AD486A is rgb(173, 72, 106) — red 173, green 72, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD486A?

#AD486A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 58%, 39%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD486A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD486A scores 5.37:1 against white and 3.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD486A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD486A 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 15.58, which is visibly different.

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