Colour

#AD0308

#AD0308
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AD0308 is a red with RGB values 173, 3, 8 and HSL 358°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#AD0308#AD0308

HEX#AD0308

RGBrgb(173, 3, 8)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0118, 0.0314

RGB percentages67.8%, 1.2%, 3.1%

HSLhsl(358.2, 96.6%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(358.2, 98.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 98.3%, 95.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,338,504

CSS custom property--colour: #AD0308;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08967WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness94.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.52:1

Contrast with white7.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#282828

Inverted#52FCF7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#483E03no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D6000no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C0000Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text7.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 10.5 Dark red · ΔE 12.9 Maroon · ΔE 17.9 Brown · ΔE 19.2 Crimson · ΔE 20.7 Tomato · ΔE 26.3

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 10.52, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#03ADA8

Analogous#AD035D, #AD5303

Triadic#08AD03, #0308AD

Split complementary#03AD53, #035DAD

Tetradic#5DAD03, #03ADA8, #5303AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FD7F83

Lighter +30%#FC4D52

Lighter +20%#FB1B22

Lighter +10%#DF040A

Darker −10%#7B0206

Darker −20%#490103

Darker −30%#170001

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B00005

Less saturated −25%#97191D

Channel breakdown

R173

Red173 (67.8%)

Green3 (1.2%)

Blue8 (3.1%)

Hue358.24°

Saturation (HSL)96.59%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 03 · B 08

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