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Recognised as Colour

#AD215F

  • #AD215F
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium violet red

#AD215F is a red with RGB values 173, 33, 95 and HSL 333°, 68%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium violet red.

Colour values

#AD215F#AD215F
HEX#AD215F
RGBrgb(173, 33, 95)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1294, 0.3725
RGB percentages67.8%, 12.9%, 37.3%
HSLhsl(333.4, 68%, 40.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(333.4, 80.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 80.9%, 45.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,346,271
CSS custom property--colour: #AD215F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.10798WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness103 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#52DEA0

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#434B60no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 58.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#69665Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BC003Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 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

Nearest named CSS colourMedium violet red (#C71585)ΔE 20.2, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#21AD6F
Analogous#AD21A5, #AD2921
Triadic#5FAD21, #215FAD
Split complementary#21AD29, #21A5AD
Tetradic#A5AD21, #21AD6F, #2921AD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EFABC9
Lighter +30%#E780AE
Lighter +20%#DF5592
Lighter +10%#D62B77
Darker −10%#821947
Darker −20%#571130
Darker −30%#2D0818
Darker −40%#020001
More saturated +25%#C7075C
Less saturated −25%#933B62

Channel breakdown

R173
G33
B95
Red173 (67.8%)
Green33 (12.9%)
Blue95 (37.3%)
Hue333.43°
Saturation (HSL)67.96%
Lightness40.39%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 21 · B 5F

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