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#AD6787 Color

#AD6787 is rgb(173, 103, 135) in RGB, hsl(333, 30%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 22%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD6787
HEX#AD6787
RGBrgb(173, 103, 135)
HSLhsl(333, 30%, 54%)
HSVhsv(333, 40%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 22%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.098 351.6)
LABlab(52.39% 31.98 -5.11)
LCHlch(52.39% 32.39 350.93)

What #AD6787 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 #AD6787, 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.

#AD6787 Channel Values

How #AD6787 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 103 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 333° · S 30% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 333° · S 40% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 22% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.14:1 vs white · 5.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD6787 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD6787

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD6787; 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 #AD6787

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 #AD6787.

How #AD6787 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#AD6787
Protanopia#777787
Protanomaly#907187
Deuteranopia#848485
Deuteranomaly#967986
Tritanopia#AA6C6C
Tritanomaly#AB6A78
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD6787 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad6787: #AD6787;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD6787;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad6787': '#AD6787' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.404, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_ad6787">#AD6787</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD6787"

More Pink Colors

#AD6787 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD6787 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD6787?

#AD6787 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(173, 103, 135) in RGB and hsl(333, 30%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rose Dust (#9E5E6F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.31.

What is the RGB value of #AD6787?

#AD6787 is rgb(173, 103, 135) — red 173, green 103, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD6787?

#AD6787 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 22%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD6787 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD6787 scores 4.14:1 against white and 5.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD6787 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD6787 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 17.1, which is visibly different.

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