Copper Penny (#AD6F69)

The hex code for Copper Penny is #AD6F69. It is rgb(173, 111, 105) in RGB, hsl(5, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 32%) in CMYK — a mid-tone red. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#AD6F69

RGBrgb(173, 111, 105)

HSLhsl(5, 29%, 55%)

HSVhsv(5, 39%, 68%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(60.6% 0.08 25.7)

LABlab(53.55% 24.76 14.11)

LCHlch(53.55% 28.50 29.68)

Colors Closest to Copper Penny

Copper Penny is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Blast-off Bronze#A57164ΔE 5.18 Old Rose#C08081ΔE 7.93 Copper Rose#996666ΔE 7.97 Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 9.4 Redwood#A45A52ΔE 9.73 Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 10.89

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#AD6F69 Channel Values

How Copper Penny 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 111 · B 105	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 5° · S 29% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 5° · S 39% · V 68%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 36% · Y 39% · K 32%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4:1 vs white · 5.25:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Copper Penny 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 text4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Copper Penny

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Copper Penny; 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 Copper Penny

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

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How Copper Penny 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#AD6F69

Protanopia#7C7C69

Protanomaly#927769

Deuteranopia#888866

Deuteranomaly#987E67

Tritanopia#AD6E6E

Tritanomaly#AD6F6C

Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

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Using #AD6F69 in Code

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

CSS custom property--copper-penny: #AD6F69;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD6F69;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'copper-penny': '#AD6F69' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.435, blue: 0.412)

Android XML<color name="copper_penny">#AD6F69</color>

SVG fillfill="#AD6F69"

More Red Colors

Copper Penny sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

ae0c00 ab7373 ae2029 ab4b52 af4035 aa381e af593e a83731 b00b1e a83434 b10304 a81c07 c40233 d47373 e52b50 f0b2b2 fbd5dd ff3300 ff7961 ffcbc2 270707 553434 7a0000 973a4a

#AD6F69 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Copper Penny?

The hex code for Copper Penny is #AD6F69. That is rgb(173, 111, 105) in RGB, hsl(5, 29%, 55%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #AD6F69?

#AD6F69 is rgb(173, 111, 105) — red 173, green 111, and blue 105 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD6F69?

#AD6F69 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 39%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD6F69 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD6F69 scores 4:1 against white and 5.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD6F69 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD6F69 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.42, which is visibly different.

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