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Recognised as Colour

#AD7272

  • #AD7272
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AD7272 is a red with RGB values 173, 114, 114 and HSL 0°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AD7272#AD7272
HEX#AD7272
RGBrgb(173, 114, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4471, 0.4471
RGB percentages67.8%, 44.7%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(0, 26.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 34.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 34.1%, 34.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,367,026
CSS custom property--colour: #AD7272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#528D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7D7B72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8B8671no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B86C72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.87:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 11.7Dark salmon · ΔE 24.4Pale violetred · ΔE 24.9Indian red · ΔE 24.9Light coral · ΔE 25Gray · ΔE 25.2
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 11.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#72ADAD
Analogous#AD7290, #AD9072
Triadic#72AD72, #7272AD
Split complementary#72AD90, #7290AD
Tetradic#90AD72, #72ADAD, #9072AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F3F3
Lighter +30%#E5D3D3
Lighter +20%#D3B2B2
Lighter +10%#C09292
Darker −10%#955757
Darker −20%#754444
Darker −30%#553131
Darker −40%#341F1F
More saturated +25%#C95656
Less saturated −25%#918E8E

Channel breakdown

R173
G114
B114
Red173 (67.8%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)26.46%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 72 · B 72

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