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Recognised as Colour

#AD536E

  • #AD536E
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AD536E is a red with RGB values 173, 83, 110 and HSL 342°, 35%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AD536E#AD536E
HEX#AD536E
RGBrgb(173, 83, 110)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3255, 0.4314
RGB percentages67.8%, 32.5%, 43.1%
HSLhsl(342, 35.4%, 50.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(342, 52%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 52%, 36.4%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,359,086
CSS custom property--colour: #AD536E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.95:1
Contrast with white4.95:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#686868
Inverted#52AC91

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#62656Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#79766Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#BA4B5Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.24:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 14.7Indian red · ΔE 21.6Light coral · ΔE 26Rosy brown · ΔE 28.3Brown · ΔE 31.7Hot pink · ΔE 33.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 14.66, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#53AD92
Analogous#AD539B, #AD6553
Triadic#6EAD53, #536EAD
Split complementary#53AD65, #539BAD
Tetradic#9BAD53, #53AD92, #6553AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFDDE2
Lighter +30%#DEBBC5
Lighter +20%#CE98A8
Lighter +10%#BD768B
Darker −10%#8B4258
Darker −20%#683242
Darker −30%#46212C
Darker −40%#231116
More saturated +25%#CD3361
Less saturated −25%#8D737B

Channel breakdown

R173
G83
B110
Red173 (67.8%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue110 (43.1%)
Hue342°
Saturation (HSL)35.43%
Lightness50.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 53 · B 6E

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