#AD9DB8 Color

#AD9DB8 is rgb(173, 157, 184) in RGB and hsl(276, 16%, 67%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AD9DB8

HEX#AD9DB8

RGBrgb(173, 157, 184)

HSLhsl(276, 16%, 67%)

HSVhsv(276, 15%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.042 311.6)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 15%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AD9DB8 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AD9DB8 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AD9DB8 Complementary#A8B89D Analogous#A09DB8 Analogous#B89DB6 Triadic#B8AE9D Triadic#9DB8AE

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AD9DB8, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B7A9C1 #C4B8CC #CEC4D4 #DAD3DF #E4DEE7 #F0EDF2

Shades

#9783A5 #816991 #695676 #52425C #3A2F41 #221C26

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