What color is #AD4F55?

#AD4F55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD4F55?

The RGB value is 173, 79, 85: 173 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD4F55?

The complementary color is #4FADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD4F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD4F55 color

#AD4F55 rgb(173, 79, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #AD4F55 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 31% green and 33.3% blue (173, 79, 85).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 37% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 51% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Intrigue Red (#B24648), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#AD4F55 color codes

HEX	`#AD4F55`
RGB	`rgb(173, 79, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 31%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 37%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 54%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 51%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, 39, 15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 41.87, 21.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.671, 15.135, 10.373)`
Decimal	`11358037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD4F55, 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 #AD4F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#AD4F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #AD4F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad4f55; }
.text { color: #ad4f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad4f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 79 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad4f55, #ad784f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #AD4F55?: #AD4F55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD4F55?: The RGB value is 173, 79, 85: 173 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD4F55?: The complementary color is #4FADA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD4F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.