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Recognised as Colour

#AD345E

  • #AD345E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AD345E is a red with RGB values 173, 52, 94 and HSL 339°, 54%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AD345E#AD345E
HEX#AD345E
RGBrgb(173, 52, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2039, 0.3686
RGB percentages67.8%, 20.4%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(339.2, 53.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(339.2, 69.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 69.9%, 45.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,351,134
CSS custom property--colour: #AD345E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12148WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.12:1
Contrast with white6.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#52CBA1

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#4E535Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#6F6A5Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 53.4 from the original
Tritanopia#BC2245no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.43:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#34AD83
Analogous#AD349A, #AD4734
Triadic#5EAD34, #345EAD
Split complementary#34AD47, #349AAD
Tetradic#9AAD34, #34AD83, #4734AD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#ECC1D0
Lighter +30%#E09AB2
Lighter +20%#D57294
Lighter +10%#C94B77
Darker −10%#862849
Darker −20%#5F1C33
Darker −30%#37111E
Darker −40%#100509
More saturated +25%#C91855
Less saturated −25%#915067

Channel breakdown

R173
G52
B94
Red173 (67.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue339.17°
Saturation (HSL)53.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 34 · B 5E

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