Recognised as Colour

#AD788D

#AD788D
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AD788D is a red with RGB values 173, 120, 141 and HSL 336°, 24%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

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HEX#AD788D

RGBrgb(173, 120, 141)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.4706, 0.5529

RGB percentages67.8%, 47.1%, 55.3%

HSLhsl(336.2, 24.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.2, 30.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 30.6%, 18.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,368,589

CSS custom property--colour: #AD788D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2424WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness140.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.85:1

Contrast with white3.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.85:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#528772

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#7D828Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8A8A8Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B5767Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.59:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.85:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.9 Pale violetred · ΔE 22.3 Gray · ΔE 24.3 Light pink · ΔE 26.3 Thistle · ΔE 26.8 Dim grey · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#78AD98

Analogous#AD78A8, #AD7D78

Triadic#8DAD78, #788DAD

Split complementary#78AD7D, #78A8AD

Tetradic#A8AD78, #78AD98, #7D78AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF7F8

Lighter +30%#E7D7DD

Lighter +20%#D4B7C3

Lighter +10%#C098A8

Darker −10%#975B73

Darker −20%#77485B

Darker −30%#573542

Darker −40%#37222A

More saturated +25%#C85D87

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R173

G120

B141

Red173 (67.8%)

Green120 (47.1%)

Blue141 (55.3%)

Hue336.23°

Saturation (HSL)24.42%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 78 · B 8D

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Colour values

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