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#AD1037 Color

#AD1037 is rgb(173, 16, 55) in RGB, hsl(345, 83%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 68%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Crimson (UA) (#9E1B32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD1037
HEX#AD1037
RGBrgb(173, 16, 55)
HSLhsl(345, 83%, 37%)
HSVhsv(345, 91%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 68%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(48% 0.184 16.5)
LABlab(37.66% 59.48 23.71)
LCHlch(37.66% 64.03 21.74)

What #AD1037 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 #AD1037, 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 red in the library.

#AD1037 Channel Values

How #AD1037 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 16 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 345° · S 83% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 345° · S 91% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 68% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.23:1 vs white · 2.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD1037 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 text7.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD1037

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD1037; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AD1037

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 #AD1037.

How #AD1037 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#AD1037
Protanopia#4E4E36
Protanomaly#7F3E36
Deuteranopia#69692D
Deuteranomaly#895332
Tritanopia#AC1818
Tritanomaly#AD1528
Achromatopsia#575757

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD1037 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad1037: #AD1037;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD1037;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad1037': '#AD1037' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.063, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_ad1037">#AD1037</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD1037"

More Red Colors

#AD1037 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD1037 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD1037?

#AD1037 is a dark red — rgb(173, 16, 55) in RGB and hsl(345, 83%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Crimson (UA) (#9E1B32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.02.

What is the RGB value of #AD1037?

#AD1037 is rgb(173, 16, 55) — red 173, green 16, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD1037?

#AD1037 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 68%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD1037 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD1037 scores 7.23:1 against white and 2.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD1037 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD1037 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 12.21, which is visibly different.

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