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Recognised as Colour

#AD3460

  • #AD3460
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AD3460 is a red with RGB values 173, 52, 96 and HSL 338°, 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

#AD3460#AD3460
HEX#AD3460
RGBrgb(173, 52, 96)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2039, 0.3765
RGB percentages67.8%, 20.4%, 37.6%
HSLhsl(338.2, 53.8%, 44.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 69.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 69.9%, 44.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,351,136
CSS custom property--colour: #AD3460;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12185WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness107.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.11:1
Contrast with white6.11:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#515151
Inverted#52CB9F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4E5361no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 52.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E6B5Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 54.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BC2346no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.11:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 20.3Indian red · ΔE 24.2Medium violet red · ΔE 25.8Brown · ΔE 28.6Hot pink · ΔE 29.8Light coral · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 20.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#34AD81
Analogous#AD349C, #AD4534
Triadic#60AD34, #3460AD
Split complementary#34AD44, #349CAD
Tetradic#9CAD34, #34AD81, #4534AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECC1D1
Lighter +30%#E09AB3
Lighter +20%#D57296
Lighter +10%#C94B79
Darker −10%#86284A
Darker −20%#5F1C34
Darker −30%#37111F
Darker −40%#100509
More saturated +25%#C91858
Less saturated −25%#915068

Channel breakdown

R173
G52
B96
Red173 (67.8%)
Green52 (20.4%)
Blue96 (37.6%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)53.78%
Lightness44.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 34 · B 60

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