#AD3100 Color

#AD3100 is rgb(173, 49, 0) in RGB, hsl(17, 100%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 72%, 100%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD3100

HEX#AD3100

RGBrgb(173, 49, 0)

HSLhsl(17, 100%, 34%)

HSVhsv(17, 100%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 72%, 100%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(49.9% 0.167 36.9)

LABlab(40.41% 49.86 53.23)

LCHlch(40.41% 72.94 46.87)

What #AD3100 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 #AD3100, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rust#B7410EΔE 5.18 Lemon Iced Tea#BD3000ΔE 7.16 Mahogany#C04000ΔE 7.5 Rufous#A81C07ΔE 7.53 Tomato Sauce#B21807ΔE 9.11 Metallic Brown#AC4313ΔE 9.37

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

#AD3100 Channel Values

How #AD3100 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 173 · G 49 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 17° · S 100% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 17° · S 100% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 72% · Y 100% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	6.53:1 vs white · 3.22:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD3100 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 text6.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD3100 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD3100

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD3100; 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

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AD3100

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 #AD3100.

How #AD3100 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#AD3100

Protanopia#585800

Protanomaly#834B00

Deuteranopia#6F6F00

Deuteranomaly#8C5C00

Tritanopia#AE2E2E

Tritanomaly#AD2F22

Achromatopsia#5E5E5E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD3100 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad3100: #AD3100;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD3100;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad3100': '#AD3100' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.192, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_ad3100">#AD3100</color>

SVG fillfill="#AD3100"

More Brown Colors

#AD3100 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b17304 ac7716 b5651d ac4313 b7410e a8732e b75b1a a75502 b76e24 a65f00 b8451e a65217 bd7b00 cc7000 0c0a09 34240e 461901 503607 5c3f19 693507 7a2100 825221 8b6f47 993300

#AD3100 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD3100?

#AD3100 is a dark brown — rgb(173, 49, 0) in RGB and hsl(17, 100%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.18.

What is the RGB value of #AD3100?

#AD3100 is rgb(173, 49, 0) — red 173, green 49, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD3100?

#AD3100 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 72%, 100%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD3100 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD3100 scores 6.53:1 against white and 3.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD3100 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD3100 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 15.59, which is visibly different.

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