Colour

#AD5261

#AD5261
Red
Dark
Nearest: Indian red

#AD5261 is a red with RGB values 173, 82, 97 and HSL 350°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indian red.

Colour values

#AD5261#AD5261

HEX#AD5261

RGBrgb(173, 82, 97)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3216, 0.3804

RGB percentages67.8%, 32.2%, 38%

HSLhsl(350.1, 35.7%, 50%)

HSV / HSBhsv(350.1, 52.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 52.6%, 43.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,358,817

CSS custom property--colour: #AD5261;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15782WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness118.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.05:1

Contrast with white5.05:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#666666

Inverted#52AD9E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#646361no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#7B755Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BB4758no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text5.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Indian red · ΔE 15.8 Pale violetred · ΔE 17.8 Light coral · ΔE 22.4 Brown · ΔE 25.7 Rosy brown · ΔE 27.6 Sienna · ΔE 28.2

Nearest named CSS colourIndian red (#CD5C5C)ΔE 15.83, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#52AD9E

Analogous#AD528F, #AD7052

Triadic#61AD52, #5261AD

Split complementary#52AD70, #528FAD

Tetradic#8FAD52, #52AD9E, #7052AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EFDCDF

Lighter +30%#DEBAC0

Lighter +20%#CE97A0

Lighter +10%#BD7581

Darker −10%#8A424E

Darker −20%#68313A

Darker −30%#452127

Darker −40%#231013

More saturated +25%#CD324C

Less saturated −25%#8D7276

Channel breakdown

R173

G82

B97

Red173 (67.8%)

Green82 (32.2%)

Blue97 (38%)

Hue350.11°

Saturation (HSL)35.69%

Lightness50%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 52 · B 61

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