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#AD003A Color

#AD003A is rgb(173, 0, 58) in RGB, hsl(340, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 100%, 66%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bright Maroon (#C32148), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD003A
HEX#AD003A
RGBrgb(173, 0, 58)
HSLhsl(340, 100%, 34%)
HSVhsv(340, 100%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 100%, 66%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.19 14.2)
LABlab(37.03% 61.49 21.00)
LCHlch(37.03% 64.98 18.86)

What #AD003A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AD003A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#AD003A Channel Values

How #AD003A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 0 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 100% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 100% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 100% · Y 66% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.4:1 vs white · 2.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD003A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD003A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD003A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AD003A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD003A.

How #AD003A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AD003A
Protanopia#4B4B39
Protanomaly#7E3A39
Deuteranopia#686831
Deuteranomaly#895135
Tritanopia#AC1010
Tritanomaly#AC0B27
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD003A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ad003a: #AD003A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD003A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad003a': '#AD003A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.000, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_ad003a">#AD003A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD003A"

More Pink Colors

#AD003A sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD003A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD003A?

#AD003A is a dark pink — rgb(173, 0, 58) in RGB and hsl(340, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bright Maroon (#C32148), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.83.

What is the RGB value of #AD003A?

#AD003A is rgb(173, 0, 58) — red 173, green 0, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD003A?

#AD003A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 100%, 66%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD003A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD003A scores 7.4:1 against white and 2.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD003A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD003A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 15.56, which is visibly different.

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