Information about #AD9091 color

#AD9091 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AD9091 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 144, 145) — 67.8% red, 56.5% green, 56.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 11 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted red, #AD9091 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Thatch (#B1948F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Anticipation (#A88A8E) and Triple Milestone (#A59591).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 144, 145)), which gives #AD9091 its character. If you plan to put text on a #AD9091 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD9091 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9091 color variations

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

#AD9091 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 #AD9091

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

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Dusty Grey color link
Dusty Grey

#AC9B9B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9091
  • RGB173, 144, 145
  • CMYK0, 11, 11, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 144, 145)
  • HSL358°, 15%, 62%
  • HSL Precise357.931°, 15.026%, 62.157%
  • HSV358°, 17%, 68%
  • HSB358°, 17%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.565, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.565, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.565, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAD9091
  • DECIMAL ID11374737
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01