Information about #AD3B1E color

#AD3B1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD3B1E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 59, 30) — 67.8% red, 23.1% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 45 / 56 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD3B1E is a strongly colored earthy red that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Chinese Brown (#AB381F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Chinese Red (#AA381E) and Ayers Rock (#AE451D).

The recipe behind #AD3B1E is rgb(173, 59, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD3B1E: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. #AD3B1E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AD3B1E color variations

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

#AD3B1E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD3B1E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD3B1E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD3B1E 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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#AD3B1E 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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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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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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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
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#1FAD3B
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#3B1FAD
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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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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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#831FAD
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Nearest named colors to #AD3B1E

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

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

Deep Dumpling color link
Deep Dumpling

#9B351B

#AD3B1E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD3B1E
  • RGB173, 59, 30
  • CMYK0, 45, 56, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 59, 30)
  • HSL12°, 70%, 40%
  • HSL Precise12.168°, 70.443%, 39.804%
  • HSV12°, 83%, 68%
  • HSB12°, 83%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.231, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.231, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.231, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD3B1E
  • DECIMAL ID11352862
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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