Information about #AD3232 color

#AD3232 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD3232 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 50, 50) — 67.8% red, 19.6% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 48 / 48 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AD3232 reads as a clearly saturated earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sweet Brown (#A83731). Slightly further away sit Get Reddy (#AD3539) and Luxury Red (#B03737).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 50, 50) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD3232: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD3232 color variations

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

#AD3232 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 #AD3232

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

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD3232
  • RGB173, 50, 50
  • CMYK0, 48, 48, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 50, 50)
  • HSL0°, 55%, 44%
  • HSL Precise0°, 55.157%, 43.725%
  • HSV0°, 71%, 68%
  • HSB0°, 71%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.196, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.196, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.196, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB19.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD3232
  • DECIMAL ID11350578
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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