Information about #AD153D color

#AD153D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD153D falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 21, 61) — 67.8% red, 8.2% green, 23.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 88 / 65 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AD153D reads as a vivid, lively rose and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rouge (#AB1239). Slightly further away sit French Wine (#AC1E44) and Deep Carmine (#A9203E).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 21, 61) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD153D: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #AD153D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AD153D color variations

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

#AD153D 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 #AD153D

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

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Cool Red color link
Cool Red

#A80B44

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Norway Red color link
Norway Red

#BA0C2F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD153D
  • RGB173, 21, 61
  • CMYK0, 88, 65, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 21, 61)
  • HSL344°, 78%, 38%
  • HSL Precise344.211°, 78.351%, 38.039%
  • HSV344°, 88%, 68%
  • HSB344°, 88%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.082, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.082, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.082, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD153D
  • DECIMAL ID11343165
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01