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#AD0132 Color

#AD0132 is rgb(173, 1, 50) in RGB, hsl(343, 99%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 99%, 71%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cardinal (#C41E3A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.96. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD0132
HEX#AD0132
RGBrgb(173, 1, 50)
HSLhsl(343, 99%, 34%)
HSVhsv(343, 99%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 99%, 71%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(47.4% 0.19 17.4)
LABlab(36.95% 61.11 26.07)
LCHlch(36.95% 66.44 23.10)

What #AD0132 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 #AD0132, 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.

#AD0132 Channel Values

How #AD0132 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 1 · B 508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 343° · S 99% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 343° · S 99% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 99% · Y 71% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.43:1 vs white · 2.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD0132 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 text7.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD0132 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD0132

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD0132; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AD0132

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 #AD0132.

How #AD0132 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#AD0132
Protanopia#4C4C30
Protanomaly#7E3B31
Deuteranopia#686827
Deuteranomaly#89512C
Tritanopia#AC0E0E
Tritanomaly#AD0921
Achromatopsia#555555

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD0132 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad0132: #AD0132;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD0132;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad0132': '#AD0132' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.004, blue: 0.196)
Android XML<color name="color_ad0132">#AD0132</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD0132"

More Pink Colors

#AD0132 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD0132 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD0132?

#AD0132 is a dark pink — rgb(173, 1, 50) in RGB and hsl(343, 99%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cardinal (#C41E3A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.96.

What is the RGB value of #AD0132?

#AD0132 is rgb(173, 1, 50) — red 173, green 1, and blue 50 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD0132?

#AD0132 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 99%, 71%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD0132 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD0132 scores 7.43:1 against white and 2.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD0132 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD0132 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 12.24, which is visibly different.

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