Information about #AD230D color

#AD230D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD230D falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 35, 13) — 67.8% red, 13.7% green, 5.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 63 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AD230D reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vintage Red (#AF2413). Slightly further away sit Rust Red (#AA2704) and Rufous (#A81C07).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 35, 13) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD230D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD230D color variations

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

#AD230D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FAC9C2

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White

#FFFFFF

#AD230D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#881B0A

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#661407

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#440D05

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#220602

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Black

#000000

#AD230D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A7311E

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#A04133

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#98544A

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#8D6963

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Grey

#808080

#AD230D 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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#AAA00C

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#AA610C

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#AA0C36

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#AA0C76

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#A00CAA

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#AD230D 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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#0D96AB
#0D96AB

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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
#AD230D
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#0D47AB
#0D47AB

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#0DAB71
#0DAB71

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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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#AB0D47
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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
#AD230D
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#0DAB22
#0DAB22

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#220DAB
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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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#96AB0D
#96AB0D

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#220DAB
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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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#47AB0D
#47AB0D

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#0D96AB
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#710DAB
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Nearest named colors to #AD230D

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

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Strong Vermilion color link
Strong Vermilion

#A82A00

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Strong Scarlet color link
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

#AD230D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD230D
  • RGB173, 35, 13
  • CMYK0, 54, 63, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 35, 13)
  • HSL8°, 86%, 36%
  • HSL Precise8.25°, 86.022%, 36.471%
  • HSV8°, 92%, 68%
  • HSB8°, 92%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.051
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.137, 0.051)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.137, 0.051, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.137, 0.051)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD230D
  • DECIMAL ID11346701
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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