Colour

#AD746B

#AD746B
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AD746B is a red with RGB values 173, 116, 107 and HSL 8°, 29%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AD746B

RGBrgb(173, 116, 107)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4549, 0.4196

RGB percentages67.8%, 45.5%, 42%

HSLhsl(8.2, 28.7%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(8.2, 38.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 32.9%, 38.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,367,531

CSS custom property--colour: #AD746B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness134.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1

Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F

Inverted#528B94

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#807B6Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23 from the original

Deuteranopia#8E876Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B96D72no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 12.6 Dark salmon · ΔE 21.6 Indian red · ΔE 24.9 Light coral · ΔE 25.1 Sienna · ΔE 25.3 Gray · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 12.57, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#6BA4AD

Analogous#AD6B83, #AD956B

Triadic#6BAD74, #746BAD

Split complementary#6BAD95, #6B83AD

Tetradic#83AD6B, #6BA4AD, #956BAD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F6EFEE

Lighter +30%#E4D0CD

Lighter +20%#D1B2AD

Lighter +10%#BF938C

Darker −10%#935B52

Darker −20%#73463F

Darker −30%#52322D

Darker −40%#311E1B

More saturated +25%#CA5F4E

Less saturated −25%#908988

Channel breakdown

R173

G116

B107

Red173 (67.8%)

Green116 (45.5%)

Blue107 (42%)

Hue8.18°

Saturation (HSL)28.7%

Lightness54.9%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 74 · B 6B

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