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#AD7685 Color

#AD7685 is rgb(173, 118, 133) in RGB, hsl(344, 25%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 23%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turkish Rose (#B57281), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD7685
HEX#AD7685
RGBrgb(173, 118, 133)
HSLhsl(344, 25%, 57%)
HSVhsv(344, 32%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 23%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(62.7% 0.072 1.5)
LABlab(55.79% 23.82 1.00)
LCHlch(55.79% 23.84 2.41)

What #AD7685 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 #AD7685, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 5.38English Lavender#B48395ΔE 5.68Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.15Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 9.33Puce#CC8899ΔE 9.65Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 9.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AD7685 Channel Values

How #AD7685 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 118 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 344° · S 25% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 344° · S 32% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 23% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.68:1 vs white · 5.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD7685 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 text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD7685 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD7685

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD7685; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD7685
Complementary
#76AD9E
Analogous
#AD76A0
Analogous
#AD8376
Triadic
#85AD76
Triadic
#7685AD
Split comp.
#76AD83
Split comp.
#76A0AD

Tints & Shades of #AD7685

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

#B88996
#C49CA7
#CFAFB8
#D9BFC6
#E4D2D7
#F0E6E8

Shades

#9C5E6E
#86505F
#6C414D
#56343D
#3D242B
#26171B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD7685.

How #AD7685 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#AD7685
Protanopia#828285
Protanomaly#957D85
Deuteranopia#8B8B83
Deuteranomaly#9A8384
Tritanopia#AC7878
Tritanomaly#AC777D
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD7685 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad7685: #AD7685;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD7685;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad7685': '#AD7685' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.463, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_ad7685">#AD7685</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD7685"

More Pink Colors

#AD7685 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AD7685 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD7685?

#AD7685 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(173, 118, 133) in RGB and hsl(344, 25%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turkish Rose (#B57281), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.38.

What is the RGB value of #AD7685?

#AD7685 is rgb(173, 118, 133) — red 173, green 118, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD7685?

#AD7685 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 23%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD7685 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD7685 scores 3.68:1 against white and 5.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD7685 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD7685 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.78, which is visibly different.

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