Information about #AD5C4F color

#AD5C4F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD5C4F falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 92, 79) — 67.8% red, 36.1% green, 31% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 37 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD5C4F is a moderately toned earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Moderate Vermilion (#A8614A). Slightly further away sit Alfisol Red (#AA554A) and Redwood (#A45A52).

The recipe behind #AD5C4F is rgb(173, 92, 79), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD5C4F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD5C4F color variations

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

#AD5C4F 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 #AD5C4F

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD5C4F
  • RGB173, 92, 79
  • CMYK0, 32, 37, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 92, 79)
  • HSL8°, 37%, 49%
  • HSL Precise8.298°, 37.302%, 49.412%
  • HSV8°, 54%, 68%
  • HSB8°, 54%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.361, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.361, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.361, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD5C4F
  • DECIMAL ID11361359
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01