What color is #AD1F52?

#AD1F52 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD1F52?

The RGB value is 173, 31, 82: 173 red, 31 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD1F52?

The complementary color is #1FAD7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD1F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD1F52 color

#AD1F52 rgb(173, 31, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #AD1F52 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 12.2% green and 32.2% blue (173, 31, 82).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 70% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 53% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Minted Blueberry Lemonade (#B32651), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#AD1F52 color codes

HEX	`#AD1F52`
RGB	`rgb(173, 31, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 12.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 70%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 82%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 53%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.68, 57.92, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.68, 58.36, 7.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.248, 10.476, 8.99)`
Decimal	`11345746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD1F52, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AD1F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AD1F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AD1F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad1f52; }
.text { color: #ad1f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad1f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 31 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad1f52, #ad331f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #AD1F52?: #AD1F52 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Minted Blueberry Lemonade. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD1F52?: The RGB value is 173, 31, 82: 173 red, 31 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD1F52?: The complementary color is #1FAD7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD1F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.