Recognised as Colour

#AD3942

#AD3942
Red
Dark
Nearest: Brown

#AD3942 is a red with RGB values 173, 57, 66 and HSL 355°, 50%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.

Colour values

#AD3942#AD3942

HEX#AD3942

RGBrgb(173, 57, 66)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2235, 0.2588

RGB percentages67.8%, 22.4%, 25.9%

HSLhsl(355.3, 50.4%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(355.3, 67.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 67.1%, 61.8%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,352,386

CSS custom property--colour: #AD3942;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.12204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness106.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.1:1

Contrast with white6.1:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#525252

Inverted#52C6BD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#575242no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 50.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#756B3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 50.9 from the original

Tritanopia#BD1F3Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text6.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.44:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Brown · ΔE 10.4 Indian red · ΔE 12.3 Firebrick · ΔE 18.6 Maroon · ΔE 23.3 Sienna · ΔE 23.6 Dark red · ΔE 24.4

Nearest named CSS colourBrown (#A52A2A)ΔE 10.39, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#39ADA4

Analogous#AD397C, #AD6A39

Triadic#42AD39, #3942AD

Split complementary#39AD6A, #397CAD

Tetradic#7CAD39, #39ADA4, #6A39AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#ECC6C9

Lighter +30%#E09FA4

Lighter +20%#D37980

Lighter +10%#C6535C

Darker −10%#872C33

Darker −20%#602025

Darker −30%#3A1316

Darker −40%#140607

More saturated +25%#CA1C2A

Less saturated −25%#90565A

Channel breakdown

R173

G57

B66

Red173 (67.8%)

Green57 (22.4%)

Blue66 (25.9%)

Hue355.34°

Saturation (HSL)50.43%

Lightness45.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 39 · B 42

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