Information about #AD4645 color

#AD4645 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD4645 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 70, 69) — 67.8% red, 27.5% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 41 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AD4645 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 Forbidden (#B04640). Slightly further away sit Moulin Rouge (#AD463F) and Alter Ego (#AB4C48).

The recipe behind #AD4645 is rgb(173, 70, 69), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD4645: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD4645 color variations

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

#AD4645 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 #AD4645

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

Forbidden color link
Forbidden

#B04640

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Alter Ego color link
Alter Ego

#AB4C48

Moderate Red color link
Moderate Red

#A84A4A

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

La Bamba color link
La Bamba

#A43F48

Flair color link
Flair

#B94B42

Aphrodisiac color link
Aphrodisiac

#A64D4E

English Red color link
English Red

#AB4B52

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD4645
  • RGB173, 70, 69
  • CMYK0, 40, 41, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 70, 69)
  • HSL1°, 43%, 47%
  • HSL Precise0.577°, 42.975%, 47.451%
  • HSV1°, 60%, 68%
  • HSB1°, 60%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.275, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.275, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.275, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD4645
  • DECIMAL ID11355717
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01