Information about #AD8496 color

#AD8496 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD8496 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 132, 150) — 67.8% red, 51.8% green, 58.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 9 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned romantic rose, #AD8496 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to English Lavender (#B48395). Slightly further away sit Bouquet (#A78199) and Grayish Rose (#A87D93).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 132, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD8496: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD8496 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AD8496 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AD8496

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

Grayish Rose color link
Grayish Rose

#A87D93

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Thin color link
Thin

#A87CA0

Muted Rose color link
Muted Rose

#B681A1

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Vintage color link
Vintage

#A78087

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD8496
  • RGB173, 132, 150
  • CMYK0, 16, 9, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 132, 150)
  • HSL334°, 20%, 60%
  • HSL Precise333.659°, 20%, 59.804%
  • HSV334°, 24%, 68%
  • HSB334°, 24%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.518, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.518, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.518, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD8496
  • DECIMAL ID11371670
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01