Information about #AD8C8C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AD8C8C reads as a calm, restrained earthy red and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Anticipation (#A88A8E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Thatch (#B1948F) and High Tea (#A18C90).
The recipe behind #AD8C8C is rgb(173, 140, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #AD8C8C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AD8C8C color variations
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#AD8C8C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AD8C8C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AD8C8C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AD8C8C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AD8C8C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AD8C8C color
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Nearest named colors to #AD8C8C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A88A8E
#B1948F
#A18C90
#A48D83
#A59591
#A8988E
#A49591
#A59692
#A78087
#A29589
#B48395
#B09B8C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AD8C8C
- RGB173, 140, 140
- CMYK0, 13, 13, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 140, 140)
- HSL0°, 17%, 61%
- HSL Precise0°, 16.751%, 61.373%
- HSV0°, 19%, 68%
- HSB0°, 19%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.549, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.549, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.549, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAD8C8C
- DECIMAL ID11373708
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
