Information about #AD290B color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AD290B presents itself as a intensely saturated red — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rust Red (#AA2704). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Red (#AF2413) and Strong Vermilion (#A82A00).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 41, 11) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AD290B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD290B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AD290B color variations
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#AD290B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AD290B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AD290B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AD290B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AD290B color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AD290B color
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Nearest named colors to #AD290B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AA2704
#AF2413
#A82A00
#A81C07
#A02712
#AE3415
#9F2305
#B21807
#A81900
#A41D19
#BD3000
#B31B1B
#AD290B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AD290B
- RGB173, 41, 11
- CMYK0, 52, 64, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 41, 11)
- HSL11°, 88%, 36%
- HSL Precise11.111°, 88.043%, 36.078%
- HSV11°, 94%, 68%
- HSB11°, 94%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.161, 0.043)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.161, 0.043, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.161, 0.043)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAD290B
- DECIMAL ID11348235
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
