Colour

#AD4257

#AD4257
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#AD4257 is a red with RGB values 173, 66, 87 and HSL 348°, 45%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

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HEX#AD4257

RGBrgb(173, 66, 87)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.2588, 0.3412

RGB percentages67.8%, 25.9%, 34.1%

HSLhsl(348.2, 44.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(348.2, 61.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 61.8%, 49.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,354,711

CSS custom property--colour: #AD4257;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13469WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.69:1

Contrast with white5.69:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#5A5A5A

Inverted#52BDA8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A5957no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#756F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#BC324Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.3 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.69:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.69:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.1 Pale violetred · ΔE 20 Brown · ΔE 21.1 Light coral · ΔE 24.5 Firebrick · ΔE 29.2 Sienna · ΔE 29.7

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.09, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#42AD98

Analogous#AD428C, #AD6242

Triadic#57AD42, #4257AD

Split complementary#42AD62, #428CAD

Tetradic#8DAD42, #42AD98, #6342AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECCFD4

Lighter +30%#DEAAB4

Lighter +20%#D08594

Lighter +10%#C26073

Darker −10%#883444

Darker −20%#632632

Darker −30%#3E181F

Darker −40%#190A0D

More saturated +25%#CB2445

Less saturated −25%#8F6069

Channel breakdown

R173

G66

B87

Red173 (67.8%)

Green66 (25.9%)

Blue87 (34.1%)

Hue348.22°

Saturation (HSL)44.77%

Lightness46.86%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 42 · B 57

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