Recognised as Colour

#AD215E

#AD215E
Red
Dark
Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD215E is a red with RGB values 173, 33, 94 and HSL 334°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD215E#AD215E

HEX#AD215E

RGBrgb(173, 33, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1294, 0.3686

RGB percentages67.8%, 12.9%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(333.9, 68%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(333.9, 80.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 80.9%, 45.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,346,270

CSS custom property--colour: #AD215E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1078WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness102.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#434343

Inverted#52DEA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#434B5Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#69665Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BC003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.1 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium violet red · ΔE 20.7 Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9 Hot pink · ΔE 29.1 Indian red · ΔE 29.3 Brown · ΔE 31.5 Deep pink · ΔE 31.6

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#21AD70

Analogous#AD21A4, #AD2A21

Triadic#5EAD21, #215EAD

Split complementary#21AD2A, #21A4AD

Tetradic#A4AD21, #21AD70, #2A21AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFABC9

Lighter +30%#E780AD

Lighter +20%#DF5591

Lighter +10%#D62B75

Darker −10%#821947

Darker −20%#57112F

Darker −30%#2D0818

Darker −40%#020001

More saturated +25%#C7075B

Less saturated −25%#933B61

Channel breakdown

R173

G33

B94

Red173 (67.8%)

Green33 (12.9%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue333.86°

Saturation (HSL)67.96%

Lightness40.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 21 · B 5E

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