Recognised as Colour
#AD827A
- #AD827A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#AD827A is a red with RGB values 173, 130, 122 and HSL 9°, 24%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#AD827A#AD827A
HEX#AD827A
RGBrgb(173, 130, 122)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5098, 0.4784
RGB percentages67.8%, 51%, 47.8%
HSLhsl(9.4, 23.7%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(9.4, 29.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 24.9%, 29.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,371,130
CSS custom property--colour: #AD827A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.26255WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.25:1
Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.25:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#527D85
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7AA5AD
Analogous#AD7A8C, #AD9B7A
Triadic#7AAD82, #827AAD
Split complementary#7AAD9B, #7A8CAD
Tetradic#8CAD7A, #7AA5AD, #9B7AAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G130
B122
Red173 (67.8%)
Green130 (51%)
Blue122 (47.8%)
Hue9.41°
Saturation (HSL)23.72%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 82 · B 7A
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