Palettes / Colors / #AD160B

#AD160B — Vivid Red

#AD160B is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #AD160B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AD160B is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0BA2AD; it also sits naturally between #AD0B51 and #AD670B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 9% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 87% · Yellow 94% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AD160B

.text { color: #AD160B; }
.background { background-color: #AD160B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AD160B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 22, 11); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(4, 88%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AD160B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 22, 11, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AD160B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 22, 11, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AD160B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AD160B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0BA2AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AD160B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AD160B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AD160B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AD160B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AD160B?

#AD160B is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 173, 22, 11). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AD160B?

#AD160B is RGB 173, 22, 11 — HSL 4°, 88%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 87%, 94%, 32%.

What colors go with #AD160B?

Its complement is #0BA2AD; analogous partners are #AD0B51 and #AD670B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AD160B for text?

White text on #AD160B has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.90:1.