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#AD287C closest to Plum Kingdom

#AD287C is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Plum Kingdom. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 15.7% green and 48.6% blue (rgb(173, 40, 124)). Its HSL value is 322° hue, 62% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black. #AD287C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.23:1.

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Variations of #AD287C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AD287C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AD287C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AD287C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #636979
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3C527E
  • Protanomaly 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B4D7D
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #636979
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7E597A
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9234F
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B3266A
  • Achromatopsia 62% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #616161
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7A5768

#AD287C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.23:1 Good#AD287C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.37:1 Poor#AD287C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#AD287C in CSS

/* Plum Kingdom */
.color { color: #AD287C; }
.background { background-color: #AD287C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AD287C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 40 124);
color: hsl(322 62% 42%);
color: oklch(0.516 0.186 347.0);

#AD287C FAQ

What color is #AD287C?

#AD287C is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Plum Kingdom. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AD287C?

#AD287C is rgb(173, 40, 124) in RGB, hsl(322, 62%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 77%, 28%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AD287C?

The complementary color of #AD287C is #28AD59, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AD287C?

White text has the best contrast on #AD287C: 6.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AD287C a warm or cool color?

#AD287C is a warm color.