Close to Firebrick
#AD2012
#AD2012 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Firebrick. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 12.5% green, and 7.1% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 81% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AD2012.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.02:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.99:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.02:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.99:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AD2012 as they’d see it.
#AD2012 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AD2012
What color is #AD2012?
#AD2012 is a dark, vivid red, close to the color Firebrick. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 12.5% green, and 7.1% blue. Its hue is 5°, with 81% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AD2012 in RGB?
#AD2012 is rgb(173, 32, 18): 173 red, 32 green, and 18 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AD2012 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 82, 90, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AD2012?
PANTONE 1675 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AD2012?
Its complement #04636C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.