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Recognised as Colour

#AD4E63

  • #AD4E63
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AD4E63 is a red with RGB values 173, 78, 99 and HSL 347°, 38%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AD4E63#AD4E63
HEX#AD4E63
RGBrgb(173, 78, 99)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3059, 0.3882
RGB percentages67.8%, 30.6%, 38.8%
HSLhsl(346.7, 37.8%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(346.7, 54.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 54.9%, 42.8%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,357,795
CSS custom property--colour: #AD4E63;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15234WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness116.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.19:1
Contrast with white5.19:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.05:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#646464
Inverted#52B19C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#616163no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#797461no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 42.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BB4356no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.05:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 16.6Indian red · ΔE 17.4Light coral · ΔE 23.9Brown · ΔE 26.6Rosy brown · ΔE 29.7Sienna · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 16.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4EAD98
Analogous#AD4E93, #AD694E
Triadic#63AD4E, #4E63AD
Split complementary#4EAD69, #4E93AD
Tetradic#92AD4E, #4EAD98, #684EAD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EED9DE
Lighter +30%#DEB6BF
Lighter +20%#CE93A0
Lighter +10%#BE7081
Darker −10%#8A3E4F
Darker −20%#672E3B
Darker −30%#441E27
Darker −40%#200F13
More saturated +25%#CC2F51
Less saturated −25%#8E6D75

Channel breakdown

R173
G78
B99
Red173 (67.8%)
Green78 (30.6%)
Blue99 (38.8%)
Hue346.74°
Saturation (HSL)37.85%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 4E · B 63

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