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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

Protanopia#554A00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 55 from the original
Deuteranopia#746700no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 55.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BF0027no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.5 from the original
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

Nearest named CSS colourFirebrick (#B22222)ΔE 14.1, a distinctly different colour
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

Lighter +40%#FD9E7F
Lighter +30%#FC784D
Lighter +20%#FB521B
Lighter +10%#DF3A04
Darker −10%#7B2002
Darker −20%#491301
Darker −30%#170600
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B02B00
Less saturated −25%#973819

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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