Information about #AD1500 color

#AD1500 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD1500 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 21, 0) — 67.8% red, 8.2% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 60 / 68 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD1500 presents itself as a pure, full-strength earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Strong Scarlet (#A81500). Slightly further away sit Rojo Spanish Red (#A91101) and Red Thread (#A81900).

The recipe behind #AD1500 is rgb(173, 21, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD1500: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD1500 color variations

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

#AD1500 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD1500 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD1500 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD1500 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AD1500 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
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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
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#0042AD
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#00AD6B
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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
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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
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#00AD14
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#1400AD
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#99AD00
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#1400AD
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#42AD00
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Nearest named colors to #AD1500

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

Strong Scarlet color link
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

#AD1500 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD1500
  • RGB173, 21, 0
  • CMYK0, 60, 68, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 21, 0)
  • HSL7°, 100%, 34%
  • HSL Precise7.283°, 100%, 33.922%
  • HSV7°, 100%, 68%
  • HSB7°, 100%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.082, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.082, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.082, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD1500
  • DECIMAL ID11343104
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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