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#AD587E Color

#AD587E is rgb(173, 88, 126) in RGB, hsl(333, 34%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 27%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sugar Plum (#914E75), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD587E
HEX#AD587E
RGBrgb(173, 88, 126)
HSLhsl(333, 34%, 51%)
HSVhsv(333, 49%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 27%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(57.3% 0.119 353.3)
LABlab(48.96% 38.69 -4.79)
LCHlch(48.96% 38.99 352.94)

What #AD587E 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 #AD587E, 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.

#AD587E Channel Values

How #AD587E 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 88 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 333° · S 34% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 333° · S 49% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 27% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.69:1 vs white · 4.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD587E 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 text4.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD587E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD587E; 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 #AD587E

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 #AD587E.

How #AD587E 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#AD587E
Protanopia#6D6D7E
Protanomaly#8B657E
Deuteranopia#7D7D7B
Deuteranomaly#92707C
Tritanopia#AA5E5E
Tritanomaly#AB5C6C
Achromatopsia#747474

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD587E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad587e: #AD587E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD587E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad587e': '#AD587E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.345, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_ad587e">#AD587E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD587E"

More Pink Colors

#AD587E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD587E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD587E?

#AD587E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(173, 88, 126) in RGB and hsl(333, 34%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sugar Plum (#914E75), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #AD587E?

#AD587E is rgb(173, 88, 126) — red 173, green 88, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD587E?

#AD587E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 27%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD587E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD587E scores 4.69:1 against white and 4.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD587E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD587E 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 14.96, which is visibly different.

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