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Recognised as Colour

#AD768A

  • #AD768A
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#AD768A is a red with RGB values 173, 118, 138 and HSL 338°, 25%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AD768A#AD768A
HEX#AD768A
RGBrgb(173, 118, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4627, 0.5412
RGB percentages67.8%, 46.3%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(338.2, 25.1%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(338.2, 31.8%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 31.8%, 20.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,368,074
CSS custom property--colour: #AD768A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23676WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness138.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.74:1
Contrast with white3.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#838383
Inverted#528975

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C808Bno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#898989no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Tritanopia#B6747Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.66:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9Pale violetred · ΔE 21.7Gray · ΔE 24.7Light pink · ΔE 26.5Dim grey · ΔE 27.1Plum · ΔE 27.7
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#76AD99
Analogous#AD76A5, #AD7E76
Triadic#8AAD76, #768AAD
Split complementary#76AD7D, #76A5AD
Tetradic#A5AD76, #76AD99, #7E76AD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9F6F7
Lighter +30%#E6D6DC
Lighter +20%#D3B6C0
Lighter +10%#C096A5
Darker −10%#965A70
Darker −20%#764758
Darker −30%#563440
Darker −40%#362129
More saturated +25%#C85B83
Less saturated −25%#929191

Channel breakdown

R173
G118
B138
Red173 (67.8%)
Green118 (46.3%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue338.18°
Saturation (HSL)25.11%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 76 · B 8A

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