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Recognised as Colour

#AD6655

  • #AD6655
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sienna

#AD6655 is a red with RGB values 173, 102, 85 and HSL 12°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sienna.

Colour values

#AD6655#AD6655
HEX#AD6655
RGBrgb(173, 102, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4, 0.3333
RGB percentages67.8%, 40%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(11.6, 34.9%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.6, 50.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 41%, 50.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,363,925
CSS custom property--colour: #AD6655;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness126 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#5299AA

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#777053no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#887F54no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BB5B62no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourSienna (#A0522D)ΔE 15.65, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#559CAD
Analogous#AD5570, #AD9255
Triadic#55AD66, #6655AD
Split complementary#55AD92, #5570AD
Tetradic#70AD55, #559CAD, #9255AD

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#EFE2DF
Lighter +30%#DFC3BC
Lighter +20%#CEA49A
Lighter +10%#BE8577
Darker −10%#8C5143
Darker −20%#693D33
Darker −30%#472922
Darker −40%#241512
More saturated +25%#CD5335
Less saturated −25%#8E7974

Channel breakdown

R173
G102
B85
Red173 (67.8%)
Green102 (40%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue11.59°
Saturation (HSL)34.92%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 66 · B 55

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