Colour

#AD072E

#AD072E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AD072E is a red with RGB values 173, 7, 46 and HSL 346°, 92%, 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 Brown.

Colour values

#AD072E#AD072E

HEX#AD072E

RGBrgb(173, 7, 46)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0275, 0.1804

RGB percentages67.8%, 2.7%, 18%

HSLhsl(345.9, 92.2%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(345.9, 96%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 96%, 73.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,339,566

CSS custom property--colour: #AD072E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness96 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.38:1

Contrast with white7.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#2D2D2D

Inverted#52F8D1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#45412Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 64.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6C6128no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BF001Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 11 Firebrick · ΔE 11.5 Crimson · ΔE 16.4 Dark red · ΔE 18.7 Maroon · ΔE 19.5 Indian red · ΔE 23.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.95, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#07AD86

Analogous#AD0781, #AD3307

Triadic#2EAD07, #072EAD

Split complementary#07AD33, #0781AD

Tetradic#81AD07, #07AD86, #3307AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FA86A1

Lighter +30%#F8557B

Lighter +20%#F62455

Lighter +10%#DE093B

Darker −10%#7C0521

Darker −20%#4B0314

Darker −30%#1A0107

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B4002A

Less saturated −25%#971E3A

Channel breakdown

R173

B46

Red173 (67.8%)

Green7 (2.7%)

Blue46 (18%)

Hue345.9°

Saturation (HSL)92.22%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 07 · B 2E

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