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#AD6242 Mars

#AD6242 is a medium, moderately saturated brown named Mars. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 38.4% green and 25.9% blue (rgb(173, 98, 66)). Its HSL value is 18° hue, 45% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 62% yellow and 32% black. #AD6242 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.60:1.

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Variations of #AD6242

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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#AD6242 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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#AD6242 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AD6242 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #887C41
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #766C3F
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #886B3F
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #887C41
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #947441
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BC545A
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B35D4E
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #767676
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #86716C

#AD6242 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.56:1 Good#AD6242 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.60:1 Good#AD6242 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AD6242 in CSS

/* Mars */
.color { color: #AD6242; }
.background { background-color: #AD6242; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AD6242; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 98 66);
color: hsl(18 45% 47%);
color: oklch(0.575 0.108 43.3);

#AD6242 FAQ

What color is #AD6242?

#AD6242 is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Mars. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AD6242?

#AD6242 is rgb(173, 98, 66) in RGB, hsl(18, 45%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 43%, 62%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AD6242?

The complementary color of #AD6242 is #428DAD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AD6242?

Black text has the best contrast on #AD6242: 4.60:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AD6242 a warm or cool color?

#AD6242 is a warm color.