HEX atlas value

#AD5352

#AD5352 is a warm red HEX color close to Red Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 173, 83, 82, HSL 1, 36%, 50%, has luminance 0.1568, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#AD5352 Sample readable text

HEX #AD5352

RGB rgb(173, 83, 82)

HSL hsl(1 36% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 52, 53, 32)

Luminance 0.1568

Contrast Black 4.14:1White 5.08:1

CSS

--color-ad5352: #AD5352;
.background-ad5352 { background-color: #AD5352; }
.text-ad5352 { color: #AD5352; }

Luminance0.1568

Black text4.14:1AA Fail

White text5.08:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AD5352","rgb":[173,83,82],"hsl":[1,36,50],"cmyk":[0,52,53,32],"luminance":0.1568,"contrast":{"black":4.14,"white":5.08}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.14,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.08,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6F3534","hex":"#6F3534","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.23,"contrastWhite":9.4,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CB9190","hex":"#CB9190","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.99,"contrastWhite":2.63,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#52ACAD","hex":"#52ACAD","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.86,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#AD8152","hex":"#AD8152","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.04,"contrastWhite":3.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.4,"contrastWhite":3.89,"wcagAA":["#000000"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Red Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ad5352.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/caramel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#52ACAD","analogous":["#AD527E","#AD8152"],"triadic":["#52AD53","#5352AD"],"tetradic":["#7EAD52","#52ACAD","#8152AD"],"splitComplementary":["#52AD81","#527EAD"],"monochromatic":["#CB9190","#AD5352","#6F3534"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CB9190","dark":"#6F3534","saturated":"#C93836","desaturated":"#916E6E","pastel":"#CDB2B2","neon":"#FF2C29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":24.124676163629637},{"slug":"clay","name":"Clay","hex":"#B66A50","distance":24.779023386727733},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":27.53179979587241},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":29.086079144497972},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":31.32091952673165}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AD5352

#AD5352 is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #AD5352 is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 173, 83, and 82, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 1deg with 36% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.1568, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.14:1AA Fail

White text5.08:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AD5352 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.14:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.08:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6F3534#FFFFFF text · best 9.4:1#6F3534

#CB9190#000000 text · best 7.99:1#CB9190

#52ACAD#000000 text · best 7.86:1#52ACAD

#AD8152#000000 text · best 6.04:1#AD8152

Adobe#000000 text · best 5.4:1#BD6C48

Generated Palette

#AD5352#AD5352

#52ACAD#52ACAD

#AD527E#AD527E

#AD8152#AD8152

#CB9190#CB9190

#6F3534#6F3534

Color Harmonies

#52ACAD#52ACAD

#AD527E#AD527E

#AD8152#AD8152

#52AD53#52AD53

#5352AD#5352AD

Variants

#CB9190#CB9190

#6F3534#6F3534

#C93836#C93836

#916E6E#916E6E

#CDB2B2#CDB2B2

#FF2C29#FF2C29

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C

Clay#B66A50

Caramel#AF6E4D

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Adobe#BD6C48

#AD5352

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AD5352

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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