Colour

#AD8780

#AD8780
Red
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#AD8780 is a red with RGB values 173, 135, 128 and HSL 9°, 22%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#AD8780#AD8780

HEX#AD8780

RGBrgb(173, 135, 128)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5294, 0.502

RGB percentages67.8%, 52.9%, 50.2%

HSLhsl(9.3, 21.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(9.3, 26%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 22%, 26%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,372,416

CSS custom property--colour: #AD8780;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27771WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness146.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8F8F8F

Inverted#52787F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F8B7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#989380no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original

Tritanopia#B68285no 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 text3.2:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 6 Gray · ΔE 17.5 Dark grey · ΔE 18.9 Dim grey · ΔE 22.4 Tan · ΔE 23.1 Silver · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 5.96, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#80A6AD

Analogous#AD8090, #AD9D80

Triadic#80AD87, #8780AD

Split complementary#80AD9E, #808FAD

Tetradic#8FAD80, #80A6AD, #9D80AD

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFCFC

Lighter +30%#E9DFDD

Lighter +20%#D5C2BE

Lighter +10%#C1A49F

Darker −10%#986A62

Darker −20%#79554E

Darker −30%#5A3F3A

Darker −40%#3B2926

More saturated +25%#C77566

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R173

G135

B128

Red173 (67.8%)

Green135 (52.9%)

Blue128 (50.2%)

Hue9.33°

Saturation (HSL)21.53%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 87 · B 80

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Colour values

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