Colour

#AD0B24

#AD0B24
Red
Dark
Nearest: Firebrick

#AD0B24 is a red with RGB values 173, 11, 36 and HSL 351°, 88%, 36%. 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

#AD0B24#AD0B24

HEX#AD0B24

RGBrgb(173, 11, 36)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.0431, 0.1412

RGB percentages67.8%, 4.3%, 14.1%

HSLhsl(350.7, 88%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.7, 93.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 93.6%, 79.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,340,580

CSS custom property--colour: #AD0B24;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.09251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness95.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.37:1

Contrast with white7.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA

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

Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F

Inverted#52F4DB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#474123no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#6D611Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.3 from the original

Tritanopia#BF0019no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.5 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text7.37:1WCAG large text: AAA

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

Named colours

Firebrick · ΔE 6 Brown · ΔE 10 Dark red · ΔE 14.1 Crimson · ΔE 15.8 Maroon · ΔE 16.3 Indian red · ΔE 24.9

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 5.98, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0BAD94

Analogous#AD0B75, #AD430B

Triadic#24AD0B, #0B24AD

Split complementary#0BAD43, #0B75AD

Tetradic#75AD0B, #0BAD94, #430BAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F88C9D

Lighter +30%#F55C74

Lighter +20%#F22C4B

Lighter +10%#DD0E2E

Darker −10%#7D081A

Darker −20%#4D0510

Darker −30%#1D0206

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B8001C

Less saturated −25%#962234

Channel breakdown

R173

G11

B36

Red173 (67.8%)

Green11 (4.3%)

Blue36 (14.1%)

Hue350.74°

Saturation (HSL)88.04%

Lightness36.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 0B · B 24

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