#ad797e

Color #ad797e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 15.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#ad797e

RGB

rgb(173, 121, 126)

HSL

hsl(354.2, 24.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(354.2, 30.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 30.1%, 27.2%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(56.15, 21.04, 5.44)

LCH

lch(56.15, 21.73, 14.5)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.0655, 12.78)

HWB

hwb(354.2, 47.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79ada8

Analogous

#ad7998

#ad797e

#ad8e79

Triadic

#ad797e

#7ead79

#797ead

Split-complementary

#ad797e

#79ad8e

#7998ad

Tetradic

#ad797e

#ada879

#79ada8

#797ead

Square

#ad797e

#98ad79

#79ada8

#8e79ad

Shades

Color #ad797e mixed toward black.

#985d63

#7a4a4f

#5b383b

#3d2527

#1e1314

Tints

Color #ad797e mixed toward white.

#bb8f93

#c8a6a9

#d6bcbe

#e4d2d4

#f1e9e9

Tones

Color #ad797e mixed toward gray.

#a97d81

#a48285

#a08688

#9c8a8c

#978f8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#99997d · ΔE 29.2

Deuteranopia

#9ca07d · ΔE 32.2

Tritanopia

#ab7c7c · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 18.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad797e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad797e]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#ad797e (#ad797e) is rgb(173, 121, 126) in RGB.

No, #ad797e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #ad797e, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast