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#AD645C Color

#AD645C is rgb(173, 100, 92) in RGB, hsl(6, 33%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 47%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Redwood (#A45A52), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD645C
HEX#AD645C
RGBrgb(173, 100, 92)
HSLhsl(6, 33%, 52%)
HSVhsv(6, 47%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 47%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.096 27)
LABlab(50.78% 29.52 17.98)
LCHlch(50.78% 34.56 31.34)

What #AD645C 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 #AD645C, 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.

#AD645C Channel Values

How #AD645C 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 100 · B 928-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 33% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 47% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 47% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.42:1 vs white · 4.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD645C 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD645C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD645C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD645C; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AD645C

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 #AD645C.

How #AD645C 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#AD645C
Protanopia#75755B
Protanomaly#8F6E5C
Deuteranopia#828259
Deuteranomaly#95775A
Tritanopia#AD6363
Tritanomaly#AD6360
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD645C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad645c: #AD645C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD645C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad645c': '#AD645C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.392, blue: 0.361)
Android XML<color name="color_ad645c">#AD645C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD645C"

More Red Colors

#AD645C sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD645C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD645C?

#AD645C is a mid-tone red — rgb(173, 100, 92) in RGB and hsl(6, 33%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Redwood (#A45A52), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.86.

What is the RGB value of #AD645C?

#AD645C is rgb(173, 100, 92) — red 173, green 100, and blue 92 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD645C?

#AD645C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 47%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD645C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD645C scores 4.42:1 against white and 4.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD645C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD645C 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 indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 17.33, which is visibly different.

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