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#AD702E Color

#AD702E is rgb(173, 112, 46) in RGB, hsl(31, 58%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 73%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper (#B87333), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD702E
HEX#AD702E
RGBrgb(173, 112, 46)
HSLhsl(31, 58%, 43%)
HSVhsv(31, 73%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 73%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(59.8% 0.111 64.5)
LABlab(53.04% 20.63 45.46)
LCHlch(53.04% 49.93 65.59)

What #AD702E 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 #AD702E, 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.

#AD702E Channel Values

How #AD702E 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 112 · B 468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 58% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 73% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 73% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.09:1 vs white · 5.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD702E 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 text4.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD702E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD702E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD702E; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AD702E

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 #AD702E.

How #AD702E 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#AD702E
Protanopia#7D7D2D
Protanomaly#93782D
Deuteranopia#888827
Deuteranomaly#987F2A
Tritanopia#B06A6A
Tritanomaly#AF6D58
Achromatopsia#7D7D7D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD702E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad702e: #AD702E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD702E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad702e': '#AD702E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.439, blue: 0.180)
Android XML<color name="color_ad702e">#AD702E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD702E"

More Brown Colors

#AD702E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD702E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD702E?

#AD702E is a mid-tone brown — rgb(173, 112, 46) in RGB and hsl(31, 58%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper (#B87333), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.02.

What is the RGB value of #AD702E?

#AD702E is rgb(173, 112, 46) — red 173, green 112, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD702E?

#AD702E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 73%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD702E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD702E scores 4.09:1 against white and 5.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD702E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD702E 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.23, which is visibly different.

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