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Recognised as Colour

#AD6472

  • #AD6472
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#AD6472 is a red with RGB values 173, 100, 114 and HSL 348°, 31%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#AD6472#AD6472
HEX#AD6472
RGBrgb(173, 100, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.3922, 0.4471
RGB percentages67.8%, 39.2%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(348.5, 30.8%, 53.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(348.5, 42.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 42.2%, 34.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,363,442
CSS custom property--colour: #AD6472;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.84:1
Contrast with white4.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#529B8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#707172no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32 from the original
Deuteranopia#827F70no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Tritanopia#B95D69no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.34:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 17.9Rosy brown · ΔE 19Indian red · ΔE 22.1Light coral · ΔE 24.1Dark salmon · ΔE 29.7Light pink · ΔE 30.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 17.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#64AD9F
Analogous#AD6496, #AD7A64
Triadic#72AD64, #6472AD
Split complementary#64AD7A, #6497AD
Tetradic#97AD64, #64AD9F, #7A64AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F4E9EB
Lighter +30%#E2C8CD
Lighter +20%#D0A7AF
Lighter +10%#BF8590
Darker −10%#914D5A
Darker −20%#703B45
Darker −30%#4E2A31
Darker −40%#2D181C
More saturated +25%#CB4660
Less saturated −25%#8F8284

Channel breakdown

R173
G100
B114
Red173 (67.8%)
Green100 (39.2%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue348.49°
Saturation (HSL)30.8%
Lightness53.53%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 64 · B 72

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