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#AD1F26 Color

#AD1F26 is rgb(173, 31, 38) in RGB, hsl(357, 70%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 82%, 78%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Upsdell Red (#AE2029), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD1F26
HEX#AD1F26
RGBrgb(173, 31, 38)
HSLhsl(357, 70%, 40%)
HSVhsv(357, 82%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 82%, 78%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.177 24.9)
LABlab(38.55% 55.98 35.23)
LCHlch(38.55% 66.14 32.18)

What #AD1F26 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 #AD1F26, 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.

#AD1F26 Channel Values

How #AD1F26 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 31 · B 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 70% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 82% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 82% · Y 78% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7:1 vs white · 3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD1F26 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 text7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD1F26

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD1F26; 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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Tints & Shades of #AD1F26

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.

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How #AD1F26 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#AD1F26
Protanopia#515124
Protanomaly#804225
Deuteranopia#6B6B16
Deuteranomaly#8A561D
Tritanopia#AD2020
Tritanomaly#AD2023
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD1F26 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad1f26: #AD1F26;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD1F26;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad1f26': '#AD1F26' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.122, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_ad1f26">#AD1F26</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD1F26"

More Red Colors

#AD1F26 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD1F26 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD1F26?

#AD1F26 is a mid-tone red — rgb(173, 31, 38) in RGB and hsl(357, 70%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Upsdell Red (#AE2029), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.41.

What is the RGB value of #AD1F26?

#AD1F26 is rgb(173, 31, 38) — red 173, green 31, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD1F26?

#AD1F26 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 82%, 78%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD1F26 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD1F26 scores 7:1 against white and 3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD1F26 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD1F26 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 firebrick (#B22222) at a CIE76 distance of 4.21, which is very hard to tell apart.

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