Close to Rose Gold
#AD596D
#AD596D is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Rose Gold. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 34.9% green, and 42.7% blue. Its hue is 346°, with 34% saturation and 51% 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 #AD596D.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AD596D as they’d see it.
#AD596D in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AD596D
What color is #AD596D?
#AD596D is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Rose Gold. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 34.9% green, and 42.7% blue. Its hue is 346°, with 34% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #AD596D in RGB?
#AD596D is rgb(173, 89, 109): 173 red, 89 green, and 109 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AD596D in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 37, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AD596D?
PANTONE 7419 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AD596D?
Its complement #17826E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.