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Recognised as Colour

#AD0356

  • #AD0356
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD0356 is a red with RGB values 173, 3, 86 and HSL 331°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD0356#AD0356
HEX#AD0356
RGBrgb(173, 3, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0118, 0.3373
RGB percentages67.8%, 1.2%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(330.7, 96.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(330.7, 98.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 98.3%, 50.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,338,582
CSS custom property--colour: #AD0356;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09621WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness99 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D
Inverted#52FCA9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3C4457no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#666252no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Tritanopia#BD0031no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.8Pale violetred · ΔE 29.3Deep pink · ΔE 29.8Brown · ΔE 31.1Hot pink · ΔE 31.2Indian red · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#03AD5A
Analogous#AD03AB, #AD0503
Triadic#56AD03, #0356AD
Split complementary#03AD05, #03ABAD
Tetradic#ABAD03, #03AD5A, #0503AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FD7FBD
Lighter +30%#FC4DA2
Lighter +20%#FB1B88
Lighter +10%#DF046F
Darker −10%#7B023D
Darker −20%#490124
Darker −30%#17000B
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B00056
Less saturated −25%#971957

Channel breakdown

R173
G3
B86
Red173 (67.8%)
Green3 (1.2%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue330.71°
Saturation (HSL)96.59%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 03 · B 56

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