Recognised as Colour
#AD0246
- #AD0246
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#AD0246 is a red with RGB values 173, 2, 70 and HSL 336°, 98%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#AD0246#AD0246
HEX#AD0246
RGBrgb(173, 2, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0078, 0.2745
RGB percentages67.8%, 0.8%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(336.1, 97.7%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.1, 98.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 98.8%, 59.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,338,310
CSS custom property--colour: #AD0246;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#52FDB9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#02AD69
Analogous#AD029B, #AD1302
Triadic#46AD02, #0246AD
Split complementary#02AD14, #029BAD
Tetradic#9CAD02, #02AD69, #1402AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G2
B70
Red173 (67.8%)
Green2 (0.8%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue336.14°
Saturation (HSL)97.71%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 02 · B 46
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