Recognised as Colour
#AD3213
- #AD3213
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#AD3213 is a red with RGB values 173, 50, 19 and HSL 12°, 80%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#AD3213#AD3213
HEX#AD3213
RGBrgb(173, 50, 19)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.1961, 0.0745
RGB percentages67.8%, 19.6%, 7.5%
HSLhsl(12.1, 80.2%, 37.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(12.1, 89%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 71.1%, 89%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,350,547
CSS custom property--colour: #AD3213;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.11212WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness102.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.48:1
Contrast with white6.48:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#52CDEC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.24:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#138EAD
Analogous#AD1341, #AD7F13
Triadic#13AD32, #3213AD
Split complementary#13AD7F, #1341AD
Tetradic#41AD13, #138EAD, #7F13AD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G50
B19
Red173 (67.8%)
Green50 (19.6%)
Blue19 (7.5%)
Hue12.08°
Saturation (HSL)80.21%
Lightness37.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 32 · B 13
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