Information about #AD162F color

#AD162F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD162F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 22, 47) — 67.8% red, 8.6% green, 18.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 59 / 49 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively red, #AD162F 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 almost identical to Falcons Red (#A71930). Nearby in the Register you will also find Netherlands Red (#AE1C28) and Wine Red (#B11226).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 22, 47) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD162F color variations

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

#AD162F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD162F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#660D1C

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Black

#000000

#AD162F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD162F 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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#AD162F 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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#16AC93
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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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#167AAC
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#16AC48
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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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#AC167A
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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
#AD162F
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#2FAC16
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#162FAC
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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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#AC9316
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#16AC93
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#162FAC
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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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#7AAC16
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#16AC93
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Nearest named colors to #AD162F

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

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Red Pepper color link
Red Pepper

#BB112A

Cadmium Purple color link
Cadmium Purple

#B60C26

#AD162F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD162F
  • RGB173, 22, 47
  • CMYK0, 59, 49, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 22, 47)
  • HSL350°, 77%, 38%
  • HSL Precise350.066°, 77.436%, 38.235%
  • HSV350°, 87%, 68%
  • HSB350°, 87%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.086, 0.184)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.086, 0.184, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.086, 0.184)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD162F
  • DECIMAL ID11343407
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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