Recognised as Colour
#AD2D03
- #AD2D03
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AD2D03 is a red with RGB values 173, 45, 3 and HSL 15°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AD2D03#AD2D03
HEX#AD2D03
RGBrgb(173, 45, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1765, 0.0118
RGB percentages67.8%, 17.6%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(14.8, 96.6%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(14.8, 98.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 74%, 98.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,349,251
CSS custom property--colour: #AD2D03;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.10768WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness100.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.66:1
Contrast with white6.66:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#52D2FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0383AD
Analogous#AD032E, #AD8203
Triadic#03AD2D, #2D03AD
Split complementary#03AD82, #032EAD
Tetradic#2EAD03, #0383AD, #8203AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G45
B3
Red173 (67.8%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue14.82°
Saturation (HSL)96.59%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 2D · B 03
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