Information about #AD9499 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AD9499 is a gently muted warm red that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dusty Grey (#AC9B9B). Slightly further away sit Nobel (#A99D9D) and Thatch (#B1948F).
The recipe behind #AD9499 is rgb(173, 148, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD9499: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. No one has named #AD9499 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AD9499 color variations
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#AD9499 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AD9499 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AD9499 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AD9499 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AD9499 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 #AD9499 color
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Nearest named colors to #AD9499
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AC9B9B
#A99D9D
#B1948F
#A59692
#A59591
#A39894
#A99F97
#A49591
#AA9F94
#A1949D
#A8988E
#B1A09C
#AD9499 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AD9499
- RGB173, 148, 153
- CMYK0, 10, 8, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 148, 153)
- HSL348°, 13%, 63%
- HSL Precise348°, 13.228%, 62.941%
- HSV348°, 14%, 68%
- HSB348°, 14%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.580, 0.600)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.580, 0.600, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.580, 0.600)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAD9499
- DECIMAL ID11375769
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers312 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



