#ad522e Color Information

#ad522e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ad522e, and its official name is Red Stage. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 32.2% Green, and 18.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 52.6% Magenta, 73.4% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 17.0°, with saturation of 58% and lightness of 42.9%. The decimal value for #ad522e is 11358766, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996633. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ad522e is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#ad522e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorRed Stage Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color173, 82, 46 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.8%, 32.2%, 18.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.322, 0.678, 0.820 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.526, 0.734, 0.322 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color17.0°, 58.0%, 42.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color17.0°, 73.4%, 67.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color20.744, 15.116, 4.409 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color173, 96, 46 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11358766 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color45.793, 34.690, 37.860 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)45.793, 51.349, 47.502 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color45.793, 71.690, 31.839 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color38.879, 27.199, 20.492 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.515, 0.375, 15.116 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289548846 / 0xffad522e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996633 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #ad522e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ad522e, its pure hue is 17.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.0%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ad522e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #160a06 to #974828.

Tints of #ad522e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ad522e, its pure hue is 17.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.0%, and its lightness is 42.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ad522e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b76848 to #f5e9e5.

Tones of #ad522e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ad522e, its pure hue is 17.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ad522e, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #db3e00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ad522e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ad522e! For #ad522e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ad522e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ad522e

This color, #ad522e, consists of 67.8% Red, 32.2% Green, and 18.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 82, Blue = 46. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ad522e is 0% Cyan, 52.6% Magenta, 73.4% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.8%
C0.0%
G32.2%
M52.6%
B18.0%
Y73.4%
K32.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 173 82 46
Octal 255 122 56
Hexa #ad #52 #2e
Binary 10101101 01010010 00101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 52 73 32
Octal 0 64 111 40
Hexa #00 #34 #49 #20
Binary 00000000 00110100 01001001 00100000

Analogous Colors of #ad522e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ad522e — which has hue 17.0° — its analogous colors are located at 17.0° and 347.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad522e.

Triadic Colors of #ad522e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ad522e — which has hue 17.0° — its triadic colors are located at 17.0° and 257.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad522e.

Complementary Color of #ad522e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ad522e — which has hue 17.0° — its complementary color is located at 197.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad522e.

Split Complementary Colors of #ad522e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ad522e — which has hue 17.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 17.0° and 227.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad522e.

Tetradic Colors of #ad522e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ad522e — which has hue 17.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 287.0°, 17.0°, 107.0°, and 197.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad522e.

Monochromatic Colors of #ad522e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ad522e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4b2e23 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ec855d (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ad522e

We want to make getting started with #ad522e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ad522e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ad522e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ad522e with other HTML elements.

#ad522e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ad522e.
<span style="color: #ad522e;">The color of this text is #ad522e.</span>

#ad522e Background Color

The background color for this text is #ad522e.
<div style="background-color: #ad522e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ad522e.</div>

#ad522e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ad522e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ad522e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ad522e.</span>

#ad522e Border Color

This is a div with border color #ad522e.
<div style="border: #ad522e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ad522e.</div>

#ad522e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad522e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad522e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad522e on a white background.</div></div>

#ad522e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad522e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad522e; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad522e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ad522e to White

This is a gradient from #ad522e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad522e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad522e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad522e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad522e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad522e to white.</div>

Gradient from #ad522e to Black

This is a gradient from #ad522e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad522e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad522e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad522e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad522e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad522e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ad522e

In addition to using #ad522e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ad522e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ad522e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 82, Blue = 46). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ad522e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ad522e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(173, 82, 46)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ad522e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ad522e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ad522e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(173, 82, 46);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ad522e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:173, green:82, blue:46, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:82 blue:46 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(173f, 82f, 46f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(173, 82, 46);
 

#ad522e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ad522e the same way. For those with color blindness, #ad522e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ad522e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ad522e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ad522e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ad522e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ad522e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.2:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ad522e would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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