Information about #AD143B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AD143B reads as a energetic, saturated rose and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rouge (#AB1239). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deep Carmine (#A9203E) and Falcons Red (#A71930).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 20, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. No one has named #AD143B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AD143B color variations
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#AD143B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AD143B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AD143B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AD143B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AD143B 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AD143B color
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Nearest named colors to #AD143B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AB1239
#A9203E
#A71930
#AC1E44
#A80B44
#B32134
#A31F34
#B22234
#9F1D35
#A11A2E
#BA0C2F
#AE1C28
#AD143B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AD143B
- RGB173, 20, 59
- CMYK0, 60, 45, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 20, 59)
- HSL345°, 79%, 38%
- HSL Precise344.706°, 79.275%, 37.843%
- HSV345°, 88%, 68%
- HSB345°, 88%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.078
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.078, 0.231)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.078, 0.231, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.078, 0.231)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB7.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAD143B
- DECIMAL ID11342907
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



