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#AD5899 Color

#AD5899 is rgb(173, 88, 153) in RGB, hsl(314, 34%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 49%, 12%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD5899
HEX#AD5899
RGBrgb(173, 88, 153)
HSLhsl(314, 34%, 51%)
HSVhsv(314, 49%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 49%, 12%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.137 336.8)
LABlab(49.77% 41.75 -19.63)
LCHlch(49.77% 46.14 334.82)

What #AD5899 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 #AD5899, 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.

#AD5899 Channel Values

How #AD5899 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 314° · S 34% · L 51%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 314° · S 49% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 49% · Y 12% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.53:1 vs white · 4.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD5899 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 text4.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD5899

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD5899; 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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Tints & Shades of #AD5899

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 #AD5899.

How #AD5899 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#AD5899
Protanopia#6D6D99
Protanomaly#8B6599
Deuteranopia#7D7D97
Deuteranomaly#927098
Tritanopia#A86363
Tritanomaly#AA5F7C
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD5899 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad5899: #AD5899;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD5899;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad5899': '#AD5899' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.345, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_ad5899">#AD5899</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD5899"

More Pink Colors

#AD5899 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD5899 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD5899?

#AD5899 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(173, 88, 153) in RGB and hsl(314, 34%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearly Purple (#B768A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #AD5899?

#AD5899 is rgb(173, 88, 153) — red 173, green 88, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD5899?

#AD5899 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 49%, 12%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD5899 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD5899 scores 4.53:1 against white and 4.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD5899 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD5899 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 orchid (#DA70D6) at a CIE76 distance of 22.2, which is visibly different.

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