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#AD5643 Color

#AD5643 is rgb(173, 86, 67) in RGB, hsl(11, 44%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 61%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.18. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD5643
HEX#AD5643
RGBrgb(173, 86, 67)
HSLhsl(11, 44%, 47%)
HSVhsv(11, 61%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 61%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.118 33.6)
LABlab(47.38% 35.14 28.21)
LCHlch(47.38% 45.06 38.76)

What #AD5643 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 #AD5643, 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.

#AD5643 Channel Values

How #AD5643 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 86 · B 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 44% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 61% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 61% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD5643 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD5643

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD5643; 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 #AD5643

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 #AD5643.

How #AD5643 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#AD5643
Protanopia#6B6B42
Protanomaly#8B6442
Deuteranopia#7C7C3D
Deuteranomaly#926F40
Tritanopia#AE5454
Tritanomaly#AE554E
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD5643 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad5643: #AD5643;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD5643;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad5643': '#AD5643' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.337, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_ad5643">#AD5643</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD5643"

More Red Colors

#AD5643 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD5643 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD5643?

#AD5643 is a mid-tone red — rgb(173, 86, 67) in RGB and hsl(11, 44%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (Crayola) (#AF593E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.18.

What is the RGB value of #AD5643?

#AD5643 is rgb(173, 86, 67) — red 173, green 86, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD5643?

#AD5643 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 61%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD5643 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD5643 scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD5643 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD5643 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 9.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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