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#AD99A1 Color

#AD99A1 is rgb(173, 153, 161) in RGB, hsl(336, 11%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.05. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD99A1
HEX#AD99A1
RGBrgb(173, 153, 161)
HSLhsl(336, 11%, 64%)
HSVhsv(336, 12%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.026 351.6)
LABlab(65.20% 8.68 -1.35)
LCHlch(65.20% 8.78 351.14)

What #AD99A1 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 #AD99A1, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 5.05Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 5.37Black Shadows#BFAFB2ΔE 8.31Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.34Silver (Metallic)#AAA9ADΔE 8.83Spanish Gray#989898ΔE 9.09

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

#AD99A1 Channel Values

How #AD99A1 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 153 · B 1618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 336° · S 11% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 336° · S 12% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 7% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.68:1 vs white · 7.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD99A1 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 text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD99A1 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD99A1

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD99A1; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AD99A1
Complementary
#99ADA5
Analogous
#AD99AB
Analogous
#AD9B99
Triadic
#A1AD99
Triadic
#99A1AD
Split comp.
#99AD9B
Split comp.
#99ABAD

Tints & Shades of #AD99A1

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

#B9A7AE
#C4B5BB
#CFC4C8
#D8CFD3
#E4DDE0
#EFEBED

Shades

#99808A
#856B75
#6C565F
#55444B
#3B3034
#251E20

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD99A1.

How #AD99A1 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#AD99A1
Protanopia#9D9DA1
Protanomaly#A39BA1
Deuteranopia#A0A0A0
Deuteranomaly#A59DA1
Tritanopia#AC9A9A
Tritanomaly#AC9A9D
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD99A1 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad99a1: #AD99A1;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD99A1;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad99a1': '#AD99A1' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.600, blue: 0.631)
Android XML<color name="color_ad99a1">#AD99A1</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD99A1"

More Pink Colors

#AD99A1 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#AD99A1 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD99A1?

#AD99A1 is a light pink — rgb(173, 153, 161) in RGB and hsl(336, 11%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Heliotrope Gray (#AA98A9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.05.

What is the RGB value of #AD99A1?

#AD99A1 is rgb(173, 153, 161) — red 173, green 153, and blue 161 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD99A1?

#AD99A1 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD99A1 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD99A1 scores 2.68:1 against white and 7.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD99A1 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD99A1 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 9.67, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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