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Recognised as Colour

#AD0524

  • #AD0524
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Firebrick

#AD0524 is a red with RGB values 173, 5, 36 and HSL 349°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.

Colour values

#AD0524#AD0524
HEX#AD0524
RGBrgb(173, 5, 36)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0196, 0.1412
RGB percentages67.8%, 2%, 14.1%
HSLhsl(348.9, 94.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.9, 97.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 97.1%, 79.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,339,044
CSS custom property--colour: #AD0524;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.0912WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness95.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.44:1
Contrast with white7.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.82:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2B2B2B
Inverted#52FADB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#464023no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C611Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 64.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BF0017no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.82:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 6.69, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#05AD8E
Analogous#AD0578, #AD3A05
Triadic#24AD05, #0524AD
Split complementary#05AD3A, #0578AD
Tetradic#78AD05, #05AD8E, #3A05AD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FB8399
Lighter +30%#FA5170
Lighter +20%#F91F48
Lighter +10%#DF062E
Darker −10%#7B041A
Darker −20%#4A020F
Darker −30%#180105
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B20021
Less saturated −25%#971B32

Channel breakdown

R173
G5
B36
Red173 (67.8%)
Green5 (2%)
Blue36 (14.1%)
Hue348.93°
Saturation (HSL)94.38%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 05 · B 24

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