Information about #AD1614 color

#AD1614 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD1614 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 22, 20) — 67.8% red, 8.6% green, 7.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 59 / 60 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD1614 presents itself as a strongly colored 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 near neighbor of Carnelian (#B31B1B). Slightly further away sit Pulse (#A41D19) and Tomato Sauce (#B21807).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 22, 20) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD1614: 7.2:1 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.

#AD1614 color variations

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

#AD1614 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 #AD1614

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

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Murdoc Red color link
Murdoc Red

#BC161C

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD1614
  • RGB173, 22, 20
  • CMYK0, 59, 60, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 22, 20)
  • HSL1°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise0.784°, 79.275%, 37.843%
  • HSV1°, 88%, 68%
  • HSB1°, 88%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.086, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.086, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.086, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD1614
  • DECIMAL ID11343380
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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