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#AD652E Color

#AD652E is rgb(173, 101, 46) in RGB, hsl(26, 58%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 73%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD652E
HEX#AD652E
RGBrgb(173, 101, 46)
HSLhsl(26, 58%, 43%)
HSVhsv(26, 73%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 73%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(57.8% 0.116 55.1)
LABlab(50.44% 26.47 42.89)
LCHlch(50.44% 50.40 58.32)

What #AD652E 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 #AD652E, 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 brown in the library.

#AD652E Channel Values

How #AD652E 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 101 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 58% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 73% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 73% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.49:1 vs white · 4.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD652E 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 text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD652E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD652E; 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 #AD652E

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD652E.

How #AD652E 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#AD652E
Protanopia#75752D
Protanomaly#8F6F2D
Deuteranopia#838326
Deuteranomaly#957829
Tritanopia#AF6060
Tritanomaly#AE6250
Achromatopsia#777777

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD652E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad652e: #AD652E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD652E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad652e': '#AD652E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.396, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_ad652e">#AD652E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD652E"

More Brown Colors

#AD652E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD652E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD652E?

#AD652E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(173, 101, 46) in RGB and hsl(26, 58%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.17.

What is the RGB value of #AD652E?

#AD652E is rgb(173, 101, 46) — red 173, green 101, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD652E?

#AD652E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 73%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD652E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD652E scores 4.49:1 against white and 4.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD652E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD652E 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 10.03, which is visibly different.

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